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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2023
Filed:
May. 24, 2021
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Justin Williams, Southbury, CT (US);
Christopher W. Kaswer, Avon, CT (US);
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A trocar assembly for releasable engagement with an adapter assembly of a surgical stapling instrument includes a bearing assembly for distributing the axial load experienced by a drive member during tissue stapling. The bearing assembly is disposed within a housing between a flange of the housing and a flange of a drive member. The bearing assembly is configured to rotatably support the drive member and includes a thrust bearing, a rigid member, and a compressible member disposed between the thrust bearing and the rigid member. The compressible member includes a first compressed condition having a first thickness during a clamping stroke of the surgical stapling instrument and a second compressed condition having a second thickness during a stapling stroke of the surgical stapling instrument. The second thickness is less than the first thickness.