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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2020
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Stanislaw Kostrzewski, Newtown, CT (US);
Ernie Aranyi, Easton, CT (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical stapling apparatus includes an actuating device including an elongated shaft. A tool assembly is disposed on a distal end of the shaft. The tool assembly includes a first jaw member supporting a cartridge assembly having a plurality of surgical fasteners, and a second jaw member supporting an anvil. The first jaw member is movable in relation to the second jaw member between a spaced position and an approximated position. One of the first or second jaw members includes a cantilever at a proximal end thereof. A firing cam bar assembly is slidably disposed within the tool assembly and includes a cam surface configured to engage the cantilever to move the first and second jaw member towards the approximated position and a distal end configured to deploy the plurality of surgical fasteners from the cartridge assembly.