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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2021
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
David M. Chowaniec, Rocky Hill, CT (US);
Xingrui Chen, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Drew R. Seils, Guilford, CT (US);
Thomas S. Wingardner, North Haven, CT (US);
Andriy Buyda, East Haven, CT (US);
Jennifer Mccabe, Middletown, CT (US);
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical stapler includes a loading unit having a staple cartridge having a cartridge distance and a plurality of staples and an anvil to form the plurality of staples upon firing. The surgical stapler also includes a shaft assembly coupled to the load unit. The shaft assembly includes a drive shaft longitudinally movable within the shaft assembly and configured to actuate the loading unit. The surgical stapler further includes a handle assembly having a power source and a motor coupled to the power source and configured to move the drive shaft longitudinally. The handle assembly also includes a distance setting interface including a plurality of switches each of which corresponds to a travel distance that the motor moves the drive shaft, the travel distance corresponding to the cartridge distance.