US 11,937,811 B2
Surgical stapling device
Stanislaw Kostrzewski, Newtown, CT (US)
Assigned to Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed by Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed on May 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/824,988.
Application 17/824,988 is a continuation of application No. 16/705,471, filed on Dec. 6, 2019, granted, now 11,344,298.
Prior Publication US 2022/0280155 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/0684 (2013.01) [A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0443 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical stapling device comprising:
an elongate member having a lumen extending therethrough; and
a loading unit releasably attachable to the elongate member, the loading unit including:
a tool portion; and
a body portion extending from the tool portion, the body portion having:
a first portion configured to be releasably coupled to an actuation rod located in the elongate member;
a second portion extending distally from the first portion;
a third portion extending distally from the second portion, the first and second portions dimensioned to be received within the lumen of the elongate member and the third portion dimensioned to abut a distal end of the elongate member in a sealing relationship; and
a seal member disposed about the second portion.