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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2021
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Joseph Guerrera, Watertown, CT (US);
Charles R. Kollar, Washington, DC (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/115 (2006.01); A61B 17/11 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1155 (2013.01); A61B 17/1114 (2013.01); A61B 90/03 (2016.02); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00314 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00473 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07235 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07257 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01); A61B 2090/034 (2016.02); A61B 2090/037 (2016.02); A61B 2090/08021 (2016.02);
Abstract
A surgical anvil assembly for use with a circular stapling instrument includes an anvil center rod defining a longitudinal axis and an anvil head pivotally coupled to the anvil center rod and movable between a first operative condition and a second tilted condition. The anvil assembly further includes a locking assembly configured to selectively lock the anvil head in each of the first and second conditions.