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US 9,801,629 B2Granted
Locking shipping wedge
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsDavid Farascioni, Dino Kasvikis, Jonathan W. Sapienza, Russell Estrella
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Abstract
A locking shipping wedge is provided and generally includes a body portion having an elongate transverse member projecting from the body portion which is engageable with a drive assembly of a loading unit. A locking mechanism is provided on the body portion of the shipping wedge which is engageable with locking structure movably mounted within the loading unit.
Claims13
A method of assembling a loading unit assembly with a surgical instrument, comprising:
- providing a surgical instrument including a handle and an elongate body;
- providing a loading unit adapted to releasably engage the surgical instrument and including a tool assembly and a drive assembly, the tool assembly including an anvil assembly and a cartridge assembly and the drive assembly being movable from a retracted position to an advanced position;
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- engaging the loading unit with the elongate body and attaching the loading unit to the surgical instrument to move a lock plate within the loading unit to an unlocked position to permit separation of a shipping member from the loading unit.
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A method of assembling a loading unit assembly with a surgical instrument, comprising:
- providing a surgical instrument including a handle and an elongate body;
- providing a loading unit adapted to releasably engage the elongate body of the surgical instrument, the loading unit including a shipping member, a tool assembly, and a drive assembly, the tool assembly having an anvil assembly and a cartridge assembly, the drive assembly being movable from a retracted position to an advanced position through the tool assembly;
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- engaging the loading unit with the elongate body to attach the loading unit to the surgical instrument, wherein engaging the loading unit with the elongate body effects movement of a lock plate within the loading unit from a locked position to an unlocked position to permit release of the shipping member from the loading unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.