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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2023
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Stephen J. Stamm, Wheat Ridge, CO (US);
Purvishkumar H. Soni, Longmont, CO (US);
Alyssa M. Sawyer, Broomfield, CO (US);
Subhadeep Saha, Boulder, CO (US);
Jessica E. C. Olson, Frederick, CO (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A method of disassembling a surgical instrument for reprocessing, includes accessing an interior housing of a surgical instrument to expose a slider assembly, an elongated outer shaft including a drive plate and knife assembly extending therethrough, and a torsion spring of the surgical instrument. The method further includes grasping an upper leg of the torsion spring to disengage the upper leg from a slot defined within the drive plate, disengaging the drive plate from the slider assembly, and removing the torsion spring from the slider assembly.