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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2021
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Bradley A. Arnold, Mason, OH (US);
Dylan Rushton, Novi, MI (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A surgical stapling instrument includes a body member having a distal end. The distal end is configured to be fixedly secured to an annular deck member having a plurality of staple openings. The body member is configured to slidably house a staple driver member. The body member includes a radially expandable collar having at least one latching feature. The surgical stapling instrument also includes a shaft assembly, including a proximal sheath portion, a distal sheath portion, and at least one protrusion extending radially outwardly from the distal sheath portion. The at least one protrusion includes at least one abutment surface configured to engage the at least one latching feature of the radially expandable collar for coupling the body member to the shaft assembly.