Adapter load button decoupled from loading unit sensor
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsEarl M. Zergiebel, Russell Pribanic, David Chowaniec, Ryan V. Williams, Jonathan W. Sapienza
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AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsEarl M. Zergiebel, Russell Pribanic, David Chowaniec, Ryan V. Williams, Jonathan W. Sapienza
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A surgical device is provided. The surgical device includes: a jaw assembly comprising a first jaw and a second jaw moveable relative to the first jaw and an elongated body removably coupled to a proximal end of the jaw assembly. The elongated body includes an actuation bar movable upon engagement of the jaw assembly with the elongated body to secure the jaw assembly thereto; a release button coupled to the actuation bar such that the release button is movable by the actuation bar upon engagement of the jaw assembly with the elongated body and the release button is configured to move the actuation bar to allow for removal of the jaw assembly from the elongated body; and a lockout button in mechanical cooperation with the release button, the lockout button configured to prevent actuation of the release button.
A surgical device adapter for coupling an end effector to a handle assembly, the surgical device adapter comprising:
A method for coupling an end effector to a surgical device adapter, comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.