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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2020
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Sabastian Koduthully George, Hyderabad, IN;
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical loading unit includes an anvil assembly, a staple cartridge assembly pivotably coupled to the anvil assembly, and a knife configured to approximate the staple cartridge assembly and the anvil assembly. The staple cartridge assembly has a staple cartridge chassis having a support protruding outwardly from a proximal end thereof. The knife includes an upper plate coupled to the staple cartridge chassis and a lower plate coupled to the anvil assembly. The support of the staple cartridge chassis has an upper surface that is coplanar with or above an upper surface of the upper plate when the knife is in a proximal position for preventing the knife from catching on a surgical port during use.