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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2019
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Roanit A. Fernandes, Hyderabad, IN;
Mohan T. Chiruvolu, Hyderabad, IN;
Jitendra Bhargava Srinivas, Hyderabad, IN;
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 17/295 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 17/295 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00862 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07221 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07257 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07278 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2945 (2013.01); A61B 2034/302 (2016.02);
Abstract
A cartridge assembly of a surgical stapling instrument includes a housing having an arcuate configuration, a knife disposed within the housing, and a staple actuator configured to eject staples. A longitudinally-extending cutting edge of the knife is configured to advance through tissue after the staple actuator ejects all of the staples from the cartridge assembly.