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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2018
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventor:
Anthony Ceniccola, Hamden, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 50/20 (2016.01); A61B 50/30 (2016.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 34/70 (2016.02); A61B 50/20 (2016.02); A61B 50/30 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00318 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00464 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00473 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00876 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00172 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00196 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1475 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1495 (2013.01); A61B 2050/21 (2016.02); A61B 2050/3008 (2016.02);
Abstract
A surgical instrument includes a housing, a shaft extending from the housing, and an end effector assembly that is disposed at a distal end of the shaft. The end effector assembly includes a tubular portion, a connection arm, and a toolbox. The tubular portion defines a lumen and the connection arm is extendable from the lumen. The toolbox has a micro-tip that is configured to be selectively secured to a connection tip of the connection arm. The toolbox has a transport configuration where the toolbox is disposed within the lumen and a deployed configuration where the toolbox is disposed entirely outside of the lumen.