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US 11,446,031 B2Granted
Replaceable staple cartridge
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorStanislaw Kostrzewski
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Abstract
A stapling device including a replaceable loading unit is provided. The loading unit includes an elongated body and a stapling assembly having a first jaw and a second jaw. The first jaw of the stapling assembly includes an anvil assembly. The second jaw of the stapling assembly includes a releasably mounted cartridge assembly having a detent connection with the stapling assembly. Also provided is a tool for removing facilitating the separation of a replaceable cartridge assembly from a loading unit.
Claims20
A surgical stapling device comprising:
- an elongate body having proximal and distal portions and defining a longitudinal axis;
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- a stapling assembly disposed on the distal portion of the elongate body, the stapling assembly having a mounting assembly, and first and second jaws secured to the mounting assembly, the first jaw including an anvil assembly, and the second jaw including an elongate channel and a staple cartridge received within the elongate channel, wherein the elongate channel is pivotally and releasably secured to the mounting assembly to permit replacement of the second jaw by a user during a surgical procedure.
A surgical stapling device comprising:
- an elongate body having proximal and distal portions and defining a longitudinal axis;
- and
- a stapling assembly disposed on the distal portion of the elongate body, the stapling assembly having a mounting assembly, and first and second jaws secured to the mounting assembly, wherein the second jaw is pivotally and releasably secured to the mounting assembly to permit replacement of the second jaw by a user during a surgical procedure.
A surgical stapling device comprising:
- an elongate body having proximal and distal portions and defining a longitudinal axis;
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- a stapling assembly disposed on the distal portion of the elongate body, the stapling assembly having a mounting assembly, and first and second jaws secured to the mounting assembly, the first jaw including an anvil assembly, and the second jaw including an elongate channel and a staple cartridge received within the elongate channel, the elongate channel includes proximal and distal portions, the proximal portion of the elongate channel defines a pair of cut-outs, each cut-out including a recess and a pivot hole, wherein the elongate channel is pivotally and releasably secured to the mounting assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.