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US 10,881,410 B2Granted
Anvil assembly and anvil assembly delivery system
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorJustin Williams
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Abstract
An anvil assembly suitable for trans-oral delivery includes an anvil head configured to receive a guide suture that is separable from the anvil assembly during a stapling procedure. An anvil delivery assembly includes the anvil assembly and a suture guide assembly secured to the anvil assembly.
Claims15
An anvil assembly comprising:
- an anvil center rod;
- a head assembly pivotally secured to the anvil center rod, the head assembly including a housing and a backup member, the backup member being movable between a proximal position and a distal position to permit pivoting of the head assembly relative to the anvil center rod, the housing defining an opening;
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- a first suture including a loop received within and extending distally from the opening in the housing, wherein when the backup member is in the proximal position, the loop is retained within the opening in the housing, and when the backup member is in the distal position, the loop is releasable from within the opening in the housing.
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An anvil assembly comprising:
- an anvil center rod;
- a head assembly pivotally secured to the anvil center rod, the head assembly including a housing and a latch member pivotally secured within the housing between a first position and a second position, the housing defining an opening;
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- a first suture including a loop received within and extending distally from the opening in the housing, wherein when latch member is in the first position, the loop is retained within the opening by the latch member, and when the latch member is in the second position, the loop is releasable from within the opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.