Patent ID: 11944294
Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 18:
19. An anvil retainer assembly comprising:
a retainer member having a retainer body defining a first longitudinal axis and an engagement member defining a second longitudinal axis, and a housing defining a third longitudinal axis and a lumen, the retainer body having a distal portion, the engagement member configured as a trocar having a tapered distal portion for piercing tissue, the engagement member extending distally from the lumen of the housing and being pivotally supported on the distal portion of the retainer body, the engagement member movable between a first position in which the first second, and third longitudinal axes are aligned and a second position in which the first and third longitudinal axes are misaligned with the second longitudinal axis, the engagement member having a proximal portion received within the lumen of the housing when the engagement member is in the first position to retain the engagement member in the first position.