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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2019
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Anthony Sgroi, Jr., Wallingford, CT (US);
Joseph Eisinger, Northford, CT (US);
Ramiro Cabrera, Cheshire, CT (US);
David Valentine, Hamden, CT (US);
Patrick Mozdzierz, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/115 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/11 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1155 (2013.01); A61B 17/072 (2013.01); A61B 17/1114 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07257 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01);
Abstract
A trocar coupling assembly includes a housing disposable in a tubular shaft of a surgical stapler. The housing has opposed openings defining a passage through the housing that is capable of receiving a trocar assembly therein. A release button is accessible through the tubular shaft for transitioning the trocar coupling assembly between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration.