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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2020
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventor:
David D. Brause, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3211 (2006.01); A61B 17/295 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61B 18/08 (2006.01); A61B 34/35 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/295 (2013.01); A61B 17/3211 (2013.01); A61B 17/320068 (2013.01); A61B 18/085 (2013.01); A61B 18/1445 (2013.01); A61B 34/35 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00734 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0063 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00077 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00589 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00595 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1455 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1807 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1861 (2013.01);
Abstract
A knife assembly for use with a surgical instrument includes a knife having proximal and distal ends, the proximal end including an aperture defined therein having a series of spaced apart fins extending thereacross. A knife drive rod is included and is configured to operably engage the fins to secure the knife drive rod to the knife. A retention mechanism is operably disposed at a distal end of the knife drive rod and is configured to secure the knife drive rod in engagement between the fins.