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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
May. 16, 2022
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Kenneth Cappola, Monroe, CT (US);
Stanislaw Marczyk, Stratford, CT (US);
Russell Pribanic, Roxbury, CT (US);
Justin Williams, Southbury, CT (US);
John W. Beardsley, Wallingford, CT (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical stapling device includes a staple reload and a shipping wedge. In embodiments, the shipping wedge is configured to disable the use of a staple reload if the staple reload does not have an actuation sled. In other embodiments, the actuation sled includes a readable identifier that facilitates confirmation of the presence of an actuation sled within a staple reload from a location externally of the staple reload.
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