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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2011
Stanislaw Kostrzewski, Newtown, CT (US);
Ernest Aranyi, Easton, CT (US);
Paul A. Scirica, Huntington, CT (US);
William Powers, Cheshire, CT (US);
Stanislaw Kostrzewski, Newtown, CT (US);
Ernest Aranyi, Easton, CT (US);
Paul A. Scirica, Huntington, CT (US);
William Powers, Cheshire, CT (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A cartridge assembly is disclosed. The cartridge assembly includes a channel and a removable assembly in releasable engagement with the channel. The removable assembly includes a cartridge body and a support plate. The cartridge body includes an engagement structure disposed adjacent a proximal end thereof. The support plate is configured to mechanically engage the cartridge body and includes an engagement structure disposed adjacent a proximal end thereof. The engagement structure of the cartridge body is configured for longitudinal alignment with the engagement structure of the support plate. The engagement structures of the cartridge body and the engagement structure of the support plate are configured to mechanically engage the engagement structure of the channel when the removable assembly is engaged with the channel.