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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2013
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Arvind Kumar Gupta, Uttar Pradesh, IN;
Harshottam Singh Dhakad, Madhya Pradesh, IN;
Kiran Garikipati, Andhra Pradesh, IN;
Nikhil R. Katre, Maharashtra, IN;
Vinayan Vivekanandan, Kerala, IN;
Mangesh Patankar, Navi Mumbai Maharashtra, IN;
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a surgical fastener applying apparatus () for sequentially applying fasteners to body tissue. The apparatus includes a clamping half-section () having a distal anvil attachment portion () and a proximal handle portion (), a cartridge receiving half-section () having a handle portion () and an elongated channel portion (), the elongated channel portion being configured to releasably receive a single use loading unit and the handle portion being configured to releasably receive a firing assembly (), an anvil member () configured to be releasably supported within the distal anvil attachment portion of the clamping half-section and a firing assembly configured to be releasably supported within the handle portion of the cartridge receiving half-section.