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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2020
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Syed Sarfraz Ahamed, Shanghai, CN;
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical stapling device () includes a drive assembly () and a tool assembly (). The tool assembly () has a pair of jaws () supporting a cartridge assembly () and an anvil (). The drive assembly () has a clamping member () that is movable through the tool assembly () to eject staples from the cartridge assembly () into the anvil () and to dissect tissue. The clamp member () includes an extension () that engages one of the jaws () to urge the distal end of the engaged jaw () in relation to the other jaw () to urge the tool assembly () towards an insertion position to minimize the diameter of the tool assembly () at a distal end of the tool assembly ().