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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2018
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
John R. Twomey, Longmont, CO (US);
James D. Allen, IV, Broomfield, CO (US);
Assignee:
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 19/02 (2006.01); B25B 27/02 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 27/02 (2013.01); A61B 18/1206 (2013.01); A61B 18/1445 (2013.01); B23P 19/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of disassembling a surgical instrument includes obtaining a surgical instrument including a housing, an input shaft defining an axis and extending from the housing, and a paddle engaged with the input shaft and configured to pivot about the axis. The method further includes disengaging a cover plate of the paddle from a body of the paddle by providing a force to the cover plate substantially in a direction parallel to the axis and disengaging the body from the input shaft by providing a force to the body substantially in a direction parallel to the axis.