Patent ID: 11931030
Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 17:
18. A surgical stapling device comprising:
an elongate body having a proximal portion and a distal portion;
a tool assembly supported on the distal portion of the elongate body, the tool assembly including:
a U-shaped frame having a first transverse portion, a second transverse portion, and a longitudinal portion, the longitudinal portion connecting the first transverse portion to the second transverse portion;
an anvil assembly supported on the first transverse portion of the U-shaped frame, the anvil assembly including staple deforming surface defining a knife slot and a lower opening;
a cartridge assembly including a cartridge body, a knife blade, and an alignment pin, the alignment pin including an elongate shaft and an over mold supported about the elongate shaft, the alignment pin movable from a retracted position positioned within the cartridge body to an advanced positon engaged with the anvil assembly, the knife blade movable within the cartridge body between a retracted position and an advanced position; and

a clamp slide assembly including a distal portion and a proximal portion, the distal portion defining a distal cartridge support for supporting the cartridge assembly, the clamp slide assembly movable between a retracted position and an advanced position to move the cartridge assembly in relation to the anvil assembly between open and clamped positions.