Patent ID: 9597080
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A surgical instrument, comprising: a housing; an elongated body portion extending distally from the housing, the elongated body portion defining a longitudinal axis; a tool assembly in mechanical cooperation with a distal end of the elongated body portion; and a shroud having a rounded atraumatic distal configuration, the shroud being positioned on the elongated body portion and being movable between a first position in which a distal portion of the shroud extends beyond a distal end of the tool assembly and a second position in which the distal portion of the shroud is positioned proximal to the distal end of the tool assembly, and wherein a proximal end of the shroud is configured for insertion into a body, the shroud including a proximal end, a distal end and a central portion, the distal end including a plurality of distal segments which define a plurality of slits, the distal segments being flexible to facilitate movement of the shroud between the first and second positions, wherein the proximal end of the shroud includes a plurality of flexible proximal segments which define a plurality of slits, the flexible proximal segments being outwardly flexible to facilitate positioning of the shroud on the surgical instrument.