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US 2017/0245860 A1Published application
Anvil assembly delivery system
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorJustin Williams
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Abstract
A sled for use with an anvil assembly delivery system is provided which includes a body defining a concavity dimensioned to receive an anvil head of an anvil assembly and a recess dimensioned to receive a center rod of the anvil assembly. The body has a smooth outer profile to facilitate atraumatic trans-oral insertion of the anvil assembly to a surgical site. The body further defines a first suture channel on each side of the recess to facilitate securement of the body to the anvil assembly.
Claims8
1-1. (canceled)
A stapling anvil assembly comprising:
- a flexible tube having a first closed end and a second end;
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- a circular stapling anvil including a center rod and an anvil head, the anvil being secured to the second end of the flexible tube;
- a sled having a body defining a concavity dimensioned to receive the anvil head and a recess dimensioned to receive a center rod of the anvil, the body having a smooth outer profile and further defining a first suture channel on each side of the recess to facilitate securement of the body to the anvil;
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- a first suture positioned through the first suture channels of the body to secure the anvil head within the concavity of the body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.