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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2013
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Manoj Kumar Agarwal, Jharkhand, IN;
Vinayan Vivekanandan, Kerala, IN;
Harshotta Singh Dhakad, Madhya Pradesh, IN;
Kiran Garikipati, Andhra Pradesh, IN;
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical fastener applying apparatus () including a cartridge supporting section (), an anvil supporting section () having a longitudinal axis and including a distal anvil portion () and a proximal handle portion (), including a first longitudinally extending slot () extending therealong. A clamping lever () having a proximal portion and a distal portion is movable from an undamped position to a clamped position to releasably secure the anvil supporting section in close approximation with the cartridge supporting section. A firing assembly () includes a firing knob (), the firing knob movable within the longitudinally extending slot from a first proximal position to a second distal position to fire fasteners () supported in the cartridge supporting section.