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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2019
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Thomas Hessler, Bethel, CT (US);
Anthony Calderoni, Bristol, CT (US);
David Jermine, North Haven, CT (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
An end effector assembly for use in a surgical robotic system includes an anvil assembly and a staple cartridge assembly operably coupled to the anvil assembly. The staple cartridge assembly includes a chassis defining an elongate channel therein, a staple cartridge body configured for removable receipt in the elongate channel of the chassis, and a shipping wedge removably coupled to the staple cartridge body and at least partially covering a tissue-contacting surface of the staple cartridge body. The shipping wedge has a machine-readable medium thereon that stores a characteristic of the staple cartridge body.