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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2012
Applicants:
Ernest Aranyi, Easton, CT (US);
Dwight Bronson, Cheshire, CT (US);
David Racenet, Middletown, CT (US);
Inventors:
Ernest Aranyi, Easton, CT (US);
Dwight Bronson, Cheshire, CT (US);
David Racenet, Middletown, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/068 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A surgical system has a jaw assembly including a plurality of fasteners, an anvil and a drive beam for pushing an actuation sled. A drive screw imparts motion to the drive beam. An elongated body is configured to connect with the jaw assembly. A drive link connects a flexible drive shaft to the drive screw, the drive link being disposed off-axis. The jaw assembly and elongated body are separable from each other.
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