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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2017
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Gregory Fischvogt, Denver, CO (US);
Kevin Sniffin, Roxbury, CT (US);
Kevin Beaulieu, Belchertown, MA (US);
Brian Laird, Granby, CT (US);
Assignee:
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/128 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 17/0057 (2013.01); A61B 17/064 (2013.01); A61B 17/1285 (2013.01); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00349 (2013.01);
Abstract
An end effector for a surgical fastening device includes a fastener and a tube defining a longitudinal axis. The tube includes an outer surface and an inner surface. The inner surface defines a lumen that extends along the longitudinal axis. The tube defines depressions that may be arranged helically about the tube along the longitudinal axis. The end effector may include one or more ribs extending along the tube.