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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
May. 16, 2012
Applicants:
Mangesh Patankar, Navi Mumbai, IN;
Arvind Kumar Gupta, Uttar-Pradesh, IN;
Inventors:
Mangesh Patankar, Navi Mumbai, IN;
Arvind Kumar Gupta, Uttar-Pradesh, IN;
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 17/072 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0023 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320052 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical fastener applying apparatus for applying fasteners to body tissue. The apparatus includes a clamping lever including a cantilevered locking member for engaging a catch member positioned at the proximal portion of a cartridge receiving half-section of the apparatus to retain the clamping lever in a clamped position. The clamping lever can include a protrusion which is receivable in a depression on the cartridge receiving half-section. The apparatus includes a disposable firing assembly and cartridge.