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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022
Filed:
May. 20, 2020
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Jacob C. Baril, Norwalk, CT (US);
Saumya Banerjee, Hamden, CT (US);
Christopher M. Meehan, New Haven, CT (US);
George S. Matta, Plainville, MA (US);
Amy L. Kung, Hamden, CT (US);
Scott J. Prior, Shelton, CT (US);
Matthew A. Dinino, Newington, CT (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A tissue guard includes a body defining an open proximal end, an open distal end, and a lumen extending through the body between the open proximal end and the open distal end. The tissue guard further includes a lip extending radially outwardly from the open proximal end of the body. The lip includes a plurality of spaced-apart cut-outs defined about the outer circumference of the lip to define a plurality of tabs of the lip. Each tab includes an outer edge segment. The body and the lip are monolithically formed as a single piece of material.