Insertion instrument, adapter assemblies and protector assemblies for a flexible circular stapler
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsDavid Racenet, Russell Pribanic, Stanislaw Marczyk
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Abstract
An adapter assembly for connecting a handle assembly with a loading unit is provided. The adapter assembly includes a housing, an elongate body extending from the housing, and a trocar assembly supported within the elongate body and including a trocar member. The trocar member extends from the elongate body and is magnetized. Also provided are various assemblies for protecting the distal end of a surgical stapler during introduction of the surgical stapler within a patient.
Claims19
An insertion instrument comprising:
- a handle assembly;
- an elongate body extending from the handle assembly;
- an electromagnet including a coil of wire received around a ferromagnetic member, the electromagnet being disposed on the distal end of the elongate body;
- and
- a light source disposed on a distal end of the elongate body.
An insertion instrument for positioning a magnetized anvil assembly within a body cavity, the insertion instrument comprising:
- a handle assembly;
- an elongate body extending from the handle assembly;
- a selectively activatable electromagnet disposed on the distal end of the elongate body;
- and
- a light source disposed on a distal end of the elongate body.
An insertion instrument for positioning a magnetized anvil assembly within a body cavity, the insertion instrument comprising:
- a handle assembly;
- an elongate body extending from the handle assembly;
- an electromagnet disposed on a distal end of the elongate body;
- a first switch assembly for selectively activating the electromagnet;
- and
- a light source disposed on the distal end of the elongate body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.