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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2020
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Varad V. Chavan, Kolhapur, IN;
Roanit A. Fernandes, Hyderabad, IN;
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0686 (2013.01); A61B 17/072 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07257 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical stapling device includes a tool assembly having an anvil assembly, a cartridge assembly, and a lockout member supported on the anvil assembly. The lockout member is supported on the tool assembly to prevent firing of the stapling device when an actuation sled is not present in the cartridge assembly.