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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2021
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Justin Williams, Southbury, CT (US);
Russell Pribanic, Roxbury, CT (US);
David A. Nicholas, Trumbull, CT (US);
Andrew M. Miesse, Westbrook, CT (US);
Johana M. Marinelli, Avon, CT (US);
Stephen S. Chiang, North Haven, CT (US);
Drew R. Seils, Guilford, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/115 (2006.01); A61B 17/3205 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1155 (2013.01); A61B 17/32053 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical stapling device includes a tool assembly for performing anastomoses procedures. The tool assembly includes a reload assembly and an anvil assembly that have oval configurations to facilitate passage of the tool assembly into a body cavity of a patient with minimal trauma.