Surgical assemblies and methods of use
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorBrock KOPP
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Abstract
A surgical assembly includes a surgical instrument and a holder. The surgical instrument includes an elongate body and an end effector. The elongate body has a proximal portion and a distal portion that defines a longitudinal axis therealong. The proximal portion is movable relative to the distal portion between a first condition and a second condition. In the first condition, the proximal portion is parallel to the longitudinal axis. In the second condition, the proximal portion is non-parallel to the longitudinal axis. The holder is configured to be coupled to the elongate body to selectively retain the proximal portion of the elongate body in the first condition.
Claims18
A surgical assembly, comprising:
- a surgical instrument including:
- an elongate body having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the distal portion defining a longitudinal axis therealong, the proximal portion configured to be coupled to an actuator and being movable relative to the distal portion between a first condition, in which the proximal portion is parallel to the longitudinal axis, and at least one second condition, in which the proximal portion is non-parallel to the longitudinal axis;
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- an end effector extending distally from the distal portion of the elongate body and configured to be operably coupled to the actuator;
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- a holder configured to be coupled to the elongate body to selectively retain the proximal portion of the elongate body in the first condition.
A method of performing a surgical procedure, comprising:
- providing a surgical instrument, including:
- an elongate body having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the distal portion defining a longitudinal axis therealong, the proximal portion configured to be coupled to an actuator and movable relative to the distal portion between a first condition, in which the proximal portion is parallel to the longitudinal axis, and at least one second condition, in which the proximal portion is non-parallel to the longitudinal axis;
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- an end effector extending distally from the distal portion of the elongate body and configured to be operably coupled to the actuator;
- providing a holder configured to be coupled to the elongate body;
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- positioning the holder on the proximal portion of the elongate body of the surgical instrument to selectively retain the proximal portion of the elongate body of the surgical instrument in the first condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.