Patent ID: 11871976
Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A surgical device comprising:
an elongated body portion defining a longitudinal axis and including an outer tube and an inner shaft assembly that is movable through the outer tube, the inner shaft assembly having a distal tube;
an end effector configured to connect to the elongated body portion and supporting surgical fasteners positioned to longitudinally fire from the end effector, the end effector including a drive shaft extending proximally therefrom and defining a recess in an outer surface thereof, the drive shaft having a non-circular profile that compliments the distal tube; and
a detent movable through the outer tube and the distal tube in a radial direction relative to the longitudinal axis of the elongated body portion to connect the end effector to the elongated body portion when the drive shaft is inserted into the distal tube.