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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024
Filed:
May. 27, 2022
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Anthony Sgroi, Jr., Wallingford, CT (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical system includes an adapter assembly and a tip protector. The adapter assembly includes a tubular housing, and a trocar assembly selectively receivable in the tubular housing. The tip protector includes a housing defining a channel therethrough configured for receipt of the trocar member, a first locking member movably coupled to the housing and configured to selectively engage the trocar member to lock the tip protector to the trocar member, and a second locking member movably coupled to the housing and configured to selectively engage a distal end portion of the tubular housing to lock the tip protector to the tubular housing.