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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2022
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Justin P. Williams, Southbury, CT (US);
Griffin S. Delancy, Branford, CT (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical stapling apparatus includes a shaft assembly, an end effector secured to the shaft assembly, a firing assembly, an articulation assembly, and an articulation guide. The firing assembly includes a flexible knife bar assembly that is selectively advanceable through the end effector for firing the end effector. The articulation assembly has an articulation link assembly and a pivotable bar guide assembly. The articulation link assembly is coupled to the end effector. The articulation link assembly is actuatable to cause the end effector to move relative to the shaft assembly between an unarticulated position and an articulated position. The articulation guide is associated with the pivotable bar guide assembly to enable the flexible knife bar assembly to advance through the pivotable bar guide assembly when the end effector is disposed in the unarticulated position or the articulated position.