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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
May. 26, 2015
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Grant T. Sims, Littleton, CO (US);
Chase Collings, Hayden, ID (US);
Jeffrey R. Townsend, Longmont, CO (US);
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A forceps includes first and second shaft members each having a jaw member disposed at a distal end thereof. One (or both) of the first and second jaw members is moveable relative to the other between a spaced-apart position and an approximated position for grasping tissue therebetween. The first jaw member includes a jaw frame fixedly engaged to the first shaft member and a disposable jaw housing releasably engageable with the jaw frame. The disposable jaw housing includes a knife assembly disposed therein. The knife assembly includes a knife blade biased toward an initial position, wherein the knife blade is disposed within the jaw housing. The knife blade is moveable between the initial position and an extended position, wherein the knife blade extends at least partially from the jaw housing to cut tissue grasped between the first and second jaw members.