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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:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
May. 22, 2019
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Jacob C. Baril, Norwalk, CT (US);
Christopher M. Meehan, New Haven, CT (US);
Brian J. Creston, West Haven, CT (US);
Ernest A. Addi, Middletown, CT (US);
Matthew Malavenda, West Haven, CT (US);
Thomas A. Zammataro, Hamden, CT (US);
Amy Kung, Milford, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/76 (2016.02); A61B 17/00 (2013.01); A61B 17/0487 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0042 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00115 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0488 (2013.01);
Abstract
A handle assembly for actuating an end effector includes a feedback mechanism for providing an audible and/or tactical response to indicate to the user that the handle assembly is fully actuated. The feedback mechanism may include a hammer member configured to strike a surface of the handle assembly to create the audible and/or tactical response.