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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2016
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
David C. Racenet, Killingworth, CT (US);
Ralph A. Stearns, Bozrah, CT (US);
Philip C. Roy, Lafayette, CT (US);
John W. Beardsley, Wallingford, CT (US);
Lee Ann Olson, Wallingford, CT (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical stapling device is disclosed which includes a handle assembly, an endoscopic body portion and a tool assembly. The tool assembly is rotatably and pivotally supported on a distal end of the endoscopic body portion. A tool assembly rotation mechanism is provided which includes a rotation knob, a substantially rigid tube and a flexible member interconnecting the rigid tube to the tool assembly. The substantially rigid tube translates rotation of the rotation knob to rotation of the flexible member and provides a channel for passage of other components of the surgical stapling device.