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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
May. 12, 2021
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Shouwei Li, Shanghai, CN;
Li Xiang, Shanghai, CN;
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 34/71 (2016.02); A61B 2017/07257 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01);
Abstract
A reload for a surgical stapling apparatus includes a shaft assembly and an end effector secured to the shaft assembly. The end effector includes an anvil assembly, a cartridge assembly, and a firing assembly including a drive beam and a carriage, the drive beam and the carriage coupled together by a firing cable and a retraction cable that move the drive beam through the end effector as the carriage moves through the shaft assembly.