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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2006
Tim Nolan, South Salem, NY (US);
Ernie Aranyi, Easton, CT (US);
John Klinger, Newtown, CT (US);
Keith Ratcliff, Newtown, CT (US);
John Charles Robertson, Cheshire, CT (US);
Tim Nolan, South Salem, NY (US);
Ernie Aranyi, Easton, CT (US);
John Klinger, Newtown, CT (US);
Keith Ratcliff, Newtown, CT (US);
John Charles Robertson, Cheshire, CT (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
An anvil adapter for facilitating connection of a detachable anvil rod to a circular anastomosis instrument, comprising an anvil adapter member defining a longitudinal axis and having first and second ends, the first end configured for releasable attachment to a circular anastomosis instrument, the second end having an interior surface portion defining a longitudinal bore for releasably engaging an end of an anvil rod, the interior surface portion of the second end being dimensioned to releasably engage the end of the anvil rod in locking arrangement therewith to connect second end of the anvil adapter to the anvil rod such that the detachable anvil rod is releasably connected in spaced relation to the circular anastomosis instrument.