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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
May. 27, 2022
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Kenneth H. Whitfield, North Haven, CT (US);
Roanit A. Fernandes, Hamden, CT (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical stapling device includes a tool assembly having a drive assembly, an anvil, and a cartridge assembly. The cartridge assembly includes a replaceable staple cartridge that includes an actuation sled assembly having an actuation sled, a knife bar, and a retractor link. The retractor link is secured to the knife bar such that the actuation sled assembly is movable through a cartridge body of the staple cartridge. The retractor link is movable from a non-deformed condition disengaged from the drive assembly to a deformed condition engaged with the drive assembly to facilitate retraction of the actuation sled assembly after the stapling device is fired.