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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2017
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Thomas Wenchell, Durham, CT (US);
Stanislaw Marczyk, Stratford, CT (US);
Kenneth H. Whitfield, North Haven, CT (US);
Roman Czernik, Trumbull, CT (US);
Henry E. Holsten, Hamden, CT (US);
Frank C. Maffei, Shelton, CT (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical stapling device includes a body portion, a tool assembly, a mounting assembly, a retaining member, and an articulation member that is coupled to the tool assembly for articulating the tool assembly in relation to the body portion. The retaining member is engaged with the articulation member to prevent movement of the articulation member until the articulation member is actuated.
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