Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Surgical stapling loading unit with stroke counter and lockout
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Application No.: US14812353Application Date: 2015-07-29
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Publication No.: US10064622B2Publication Date: 2018-09-04
- Inventor: AVVLN Srinivasa Murthy Aravalli
- Applicant: Covidien LP
- Applicant Address: US MA Mansfield
- Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Mansfield
- Main IPC: A61B17/072
- IPC: A61B17/072 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B90/00

Abstract:
A surgical loading unit for use with a handle assembly includes an elongate outer frame defining a longitudinal axis and having proximal and distal ends, an end effector mounted to the distal end of the outer frame, a drive at least partially disposed within the outer frame and operatively coupled to the end effector, and being adapted for longitudinal movement through a plurality of sequential firing strokes to operate the end effector and a rotatable counter mounted to the outer frame. The rotatable counter is adapted for rotational movement through an arc segment of rotation upon movement of the drive through each firing stroke, and has visual indicators for providing visual indicia corresponding to a number of firing strokes completed by the drive.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170027570A1 SURGICAL STAPLING LOADING UNIT WITH STROKE COUNTER AND LOCKOUT Public/Granted day:2017-02-02
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