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US 9,579,099 B2Granted
Shipping member for loading unit
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsChristopher Penna, Patrick Mozdzierz, Paul A. Scirica, Justin Williams
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Abstract
A shipping member for selective attachment to a replaceable loading unit is provided. The shipping member includes an annular extension configured for selective engagement with a loading unit and configured to prevent movement of a knife assembly of the loading unit. The shipping member further includes first and second legs configured to prevent movement of a staple pusher assembly. The shipping member also includes a staple retaining surface configured to retain staples within a staple cartridge of the loading unit.
Claims14
A shipping member comprising:
- a base having a conical shape with a throughhole formed therein, the base including a staple retaining surface;
- an annular extension extending from the base and including first and second arms and an ejection post, wherein each of the first and second arms includes a snap feature projecting therefrom;
- and
- first and second legs extending from the base and each including radially inward extending tabs projecting therefrom.
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A loading unit comprising:
- a housing;
- a staple pusher assembly operably retained within the housing;
- a knife assembly operably retained within the housing;
- a cartridge assembly disposed on a distal end of the housing and including a plurality of staples;
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- a shipping member selectively engaged to the housing, wherein the shipping member includes:
- an inner surface disposed adjacent the staple cartridge for maintaining the plurality of staples within the staple cartridge;
- an annular extension configured to selectively engage the knife assembly, the annular extension including first and second arms configured to frictionally engage the housing;
- and,
- first and second legs each including a tab extending therefrom configured to selectively engage the staple pusher assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.