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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2024
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
John Scott Kimsey, Walton, KY (US);
Michael Bahan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Kylie Moellering, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A surgical instrument includes a handle assembly; a rotatable knob disposed at a proximal end portion of the handle assembly; an adjusting rod disposed within the handle assembly, the adjusting rod having a proximal portion, an opposed distal portion, and a medial portion disposed thereinbetween, the medial portion having an outer diameter smaller than the outer diameters of the proximal and distal portions; whereby rotation of the rotatable knob is configured to advance the adjusting rod in a distal direction within the handle assembly or to retract the adjusting rod in a proximal direction within the handle assembly; and a button disposed at side portion of the handle assembly and configured to provide an indication for anastomotic release when a pin extending from the button is disposed towards the medial portion of the adjusting rod.