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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2020
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Joseph Eisinger, Northford, CT (US);
David E. Valentine, Hamden, CT (US);
Patrick Mozdzierz, Glastonbury, CT (US);
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A device for loading a trocar assembly with an adapter assembly of a surgical stapling instrument and a method of confirming that the trocar assembly is properly secured to the adapter assembly are provided. The device includes a base member and an engagement arm secured to the base member. The base member defines a longitudinal passage for receiving a trocar assembly and includes a proximal end surface. The engagement arm is configured to releasably secure a trocar assembly within the base member. The engagement arm includes a proximal end surface. The proximal end surface of the base member is configured to engage a distal end surface of a trocar housing of the trocar assembly when the trocar assembly is not properly secured within the adapter assembly.