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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2020
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Thomas Wenchell, Durham, CT (US);
Stanislaw Marczyk, Stratford, CT (US);
Kenneth H. Whitfield, North Haven, CT (US);
Roman Czernik, Trumbull, CT (US);
Henry E. Holsten, Hamden, CT (US);
Frank C. Maffei, Shelton, CT (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical stapling device for sequentially applying a plurality of fasteners to body tissue and simultaneously incising tissue is provided. The surgical stapling device is adapted to receive disposable loading units having staples in linear rows whose length can be between about 30 mm and 60 mm. The disposable loading unit includes a proximal body portion, a mounting assembly and a tool assembly. The mounting assembly is secured to the proximal end of the tool assembly and pivotally mounted about a pivot axis to the distal end of the proximal body portion. A support member or blow-out plate assembly is positioned on opposite sides of the pivot axis and extends between the proximal body portion and the mounting assembly.