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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2015
Ethicon Endo-surgery, Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Mark J. Bookbinder, Blue Ash, OH (US);
David T. Martin, Milford, OH (US);
Daniel J. Mumaw, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Kevin L. Houser, Springboro, OH (US);
William J. White, West Chester, OH (US);
Chester O. Baxter, III, Loveland, OH (US);
Daniel L. Geiger, Ft. Thomas, KY (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Adam Hensel, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
A surgical instrument includes a body, a shaft, a cartridge receiving assembly, and a suture cartridge. The body has an actuator. The cartridge receiving assembly includes a pair of jaws. The suture cartridge includes a cartridge body, a needle, and a needle cover. The needle cover is releasably connected to the cartridge body such that the needle cover surrounds at least a portion of the needle. The needle cover is releasably connected to the body by at least one of a securement or a distal extension. The securement is located between the needle cover and the cartridge body to releasably connect the needle cover to the cartridge body. The distal extension projects from at least one of the first jaw or the second jaw and is configured to engage the needle cover thereby holding the needle cover to the cartridge body in the closed position.