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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2024
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Pawel Abramek, Berlin, CT (US);
Kenneth H. Whitfield, North Haven, CT (US);
Roanit A. Fernandes, Hamden, CT (US);
Kenneth M. Cappola, Monroe, CT (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical stapling apparatus includes a housing assembly, an elongated shaft extending from the housing assembly, a housing electrical connector assembly, and a loading unit selectively attachable to the elongated shaft. The loading unit extends distally to an end effector supporting at least one sensor. The loading unit supports a loading unit electrical connector assembly on a proximal end portion of loading unit. The loading unit electrical connector assembly is positioned to contact the housing electrical connector assembly when the loading unit electrical connector assembly is received within the elongated shaft to electrically couple the at least one sensor to the housing assembly.