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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2018
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventor:
Jaroslaw T. Malkowski, Trumbull, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00362 (2013.01); A61B 2017/292 (2013.01); A61B 2017/294 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2931 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2936 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for performing an endoscopic procedure is provided. The system includes an actuation assembly having a handle assembly and a shaft assembly. The system also includes an end effector configured for selective and operative connection to a distal end of the shaft assembly. The system further includes a holder for selectively engaging the end effector and facilitating attachment of the end effector to the shaft assembly.