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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2017
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas R. Hessler, Bethel, CT (US);
Keith Milliman, Port Richey, FL (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/115 (2006.01); A61B 17/11 (2006.01); A61B 1/31 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/3205 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 17/115 (2013.01); A61B 17/1114 (2013.01); A61B 17/1155 (2013.01); A61B 1/31 (2013.01); A61B 17/02 (2013.01); A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 17/32053 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00818 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0725 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1142 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1157 (2013.01); A61B 2090/061 (2016.02);
Abstract
A surgical stapler comprising a handle assembly, an elongated body portion extending distally from the handle assembly, and a head portion disposed adjacent a distal portion of the elongated body portion and including an anvil assembly and a shell assembly. The anvil assembly is movable in relation to the shell assembly between spaced and approximated positions. The anvil assembly has an anvil head and a plurality of projections extending proximally of the anvil head, the projections engageable with a portion of the shell assembly.