Patent ID: 11957343
Assignee: C. R. BARD, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A surgical instrument comprising:
at least one articulable elongated shaft extending distally from a handle of a surgical instrument, wherein the at least one articulable elongated shaft is movable between a non-articulated configuration and a fully articulated configuration;
a fastener carrier disposed in and extending along at least a portion of a length of the at least one articulable elongated shaft; and
a fastener provided on the fastener carrier, the fastener comprising:
a head;
a shaft extending distally from the head; and
a through bore extending through the shaft from a proximal surface of the head to a distal portion of the shaft, wherein the fastener carrier is slidably received in the through bore, and wherein the through bore is sized and shaped to have two or fewer contact points with the fastener carrier when the at least one articulable elongated shaft and the fastener carrier disposed therein are in the fully articulated configuration.