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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2020
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
David Racenet, Killingworth, CT (US);
Russell Pribanic, Roxbury, CT (US);
Stanislaw Marczyk, Stratford, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/115 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 90/30 (2016.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1155 (2013.01); A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 90/30 (2016.02); A61B 90/361 (2016.02); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00323 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00336 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00473 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00557 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00734 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00876 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01); A61B 2090/08021 (2016.02); A61B 2090/309 (2016.02); A61B 2217/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
An adapter assembly for connecting a handle assembly with a loading unit is provided. The adapter assembly includes a housing, an elongate body extending from the housing, and a trocar assembly supported within the elongate body and including a trocar member. The trocar member extends from the elongate body and is magnetized. Also provided are various assemblies for protecting the distal end of a surgical stapler during introduction of the surgical stapler within a patient.