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US 9,517,070 B2Granted
Anvil assembly and delivery system
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorJeffrey Mulreed
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Abstract
An anvil assembly suitable for trans-oral delivery includes an anvil head configured to receive a guide suture that is severed during a stapling procedure. An anvil delivery assembly includes the anvil assembly and a suture guide assembly secured to the anvil assembly.
Claims15
An anvil assembly comprising:
- an anvil center rod;
- a head assembly pivotally secured to the anvil center rod about a pivot axis and movable between an operative position and a tilted position, the head assembly including an anvil head and a cutting ring disposed within the anvil head, the anvil head defining first and second openings and the cutting ring defining a slot in alignment with the first and second openings;
- a suture disposed in the first and second openings;
- and
- a suture guide assembly including a reel member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.