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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2020
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Jeevan Shankar Setty Maddur, Bangalore, IN;
Shaohui Shi, Shanghai, CN;
Sridharan Varadhan, Hyderabad, IN;
Xini Zhang, Shanghai, CN;
Syed Sarfraz Ahamed, Shanghai, CN;
Manojit Hazra, Hyderabad, IN;
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical stapling instrument includes an elongate body portion defining a longitudinal axis, and an end effector supported on a distal portion of the elongated body portion. The end effector includes a housing having a base portion and a jaw portion, an anvil assembly supported on the jaw portion, and a cartridge assembly releasably supported on the base portion. A tissue guide member is operably secured relative to the cartridge assembly to facilitate alignment of the cartridge assembly through a firing stroke.