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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2019
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Jacob C. Baril, Norwalk, CT (US);
Brian J. Creston, West Haven, CT (US);
Matthew A. Dinino, Newington, CT (US);
Matthew Malavenda, West Haven, CT (US);
Thomas A. Zammataro, Hamden, CT (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A handle assembly for actuating of a surgical end effector is provided. The handle assembly includes a friction reducing mechanism. The friction reducing mechanism may be mounted within a housing of the handle assembly and engage a drive member of the handle assembly. Alternatively, the friction reducing mechanism may be disposed on the drive member. The friction reducing mechanism instead or also includes a bearing member disposed between a trigger member and the housing of the handle assembly.
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