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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024
Filed:
May. 24, 2022
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventor:
Justin Williams, Southbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/072 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00486 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0053 (2013.01); A61B 17/064 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07257 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07278 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical stapling device includes an adapter assembly and a reload assembly. The adapter assembly includes an elongate body and a channel member coupled to the elongate body. The reload assembly includes an anvil and a cartridge assembly that includes a cartridge body and a channel extension. A proximal portion of the cartridge body is received within the channel member to secure the reload assembly to the adapter assembly. The channel extension is received about a distal portion of the cartridge body and is engaged with the channel member to support the cartridge body.