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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2021
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/072 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/072 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07221 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical stapling device includes an end effector having a bottom guide member to confine tissue in the path of a cutting member and ensure that tissue is cleanly cut through. The bottom guide member can be supported on an end effector frame and be reusable or supported on the cartridge module and be disposable.