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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2023
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventor:
David D. Brause, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/295 (2006.01); A61B 17/3211 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/08 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61B 34/35 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/295 (2013.01); A61B 17/072 (2013.01); A61B 17/3211 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00734 (2013.01); A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 17/320092 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00077 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00589 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00595 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0063 (2013.01); A61B 18/085 (2013.01); A61B 18/1445 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1455 (2013.01); A61B 18/18 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1807 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1823 (2013.01); A61B 34/35 (2016.02);
Abstract
A method for attaching a drive rod to a knife includes: forming a knife having proximal and distal ends; forming an aperture within the proximal end of the knife, the aperture including a series of fins disposed therein; weaving a distal end of a knife rod through the series of fins in an alternating manner; and engaging a cap onto the distal end of the knife drive rod to secure the knife drive rod within the aperture of the knife.