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US 2021/0267628 A1Published application
Trocar retaining mechanism including band support
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsRamiro Cabrera, David E. Valentine
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Abstract
An adapter assembly for connecting a loading unit to a handle assembly includes a sleeve, a trocar assembly releasably securable with the sleeve, a drive assembly including at least one flexible band, and a trocar retaining mechanism configured to releasably secure the trocar assembly within the sleeve. The trocar retaining mechanism includes a band support configured to prevent buckling of at least one flexible band.
Claims20
An adapter assembly for connecting a loading unit to a handle assembly, the adapter assembly comprising:
- a sleeve;
- a trocar assembly releasably securable with the sleeve;
- a drive assembly including at least one flexible band extending at least partially within the sleeve;
- and
- a trocar retaining mechanism configured to releasably secure the trocar assembly within the sleeve, the trocar retaining mechanism including a band support positioned in engagement with the at least one flexible band to prevent buckling of the at least one flexible band.
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A surgical stapling device comprising:
- a handle assembly;
- and
- an adapter assembly secured to the handle assembly, the adapter assembly including,
- a drive assembly including at least one flexible band extending at least partially through the adapter assembly;
- and
- a retaining mechanism configured to releasably secure a trocar assembly within the adapter assembly, the retaining mechanism including a band support positioned in engagement with the at least one flexible band to prevent buckling of the at least one flexible band.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.