Patent ID: 11944298
Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. A surgical stapling device comprising:
an adapter assembly including an elongate body defining a longitudinal axis and having a proximal portion and a distal portion, a mounting assembly secured to the distal portion of the elongate body, and a channel member supported on the mounting assembly by a pivot member, the pivot member defining a first pivot axis that is transverse to the longitudinal axis, the channel member including a base wall and side walls that define a cavity configured to receive a cartridge assembly, the channel member being movable in relation to the elongate body between a first position aligned with the longitudinal axis and a second position defining an acute angle with respect to the longitudinal axis; and
a reload assembly including an anvil and a cartridge assembly, the cartridge assembly pivotably coupled to the anvil and including a cartridge body, and a plurality of staples, the cartridge body having a proximal portion and a distal portion and defining a central knife slot and staple pockets positioned on each side of the central knife slot, each of the plurality of staples received within one of the staple pockets, the cavity receiving the distal portion of the cartridge body;
wherein the channel member includes an elongated tab positioned on an outer surface of each of the side walls of the channel member, the elongated tabs extending from adjacent the base wall to an upper end of the respective side wall.