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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2021
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
David Nicholas, Trumbull, CT (US);
John Beardsley, Wallingford, CT (US);
Russell Pribanic, Roxbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 17/072 (2013.01); A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00734 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00964 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07214 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07278 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2929 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2947 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 34/71 (2016.02);
Abstract
A surgical apparatus is provided. The surgical apparatus includes a proximal body portion, a distal body portion selectively articulable relative to the proximal body portion at an articulation joint, and a first drive gear disposed within the distal body portion. The distal body portion has a diameter and a length. The length of the distal body portion is substantially the same as the diameter of the distal body portion.