Patent ID: 7591828

Claim:
A surgical instrument for deploying an anastomotic ring device at an anastomosis site, the instrument comprising: (a) a distal portion, the distal portion comprising a ring deployment mechanism, wherein the ring deployment mechanism is configured to receive and deploy an anastomotic ring; (b) a proximal portion in communication with the distal portion, the proximal portion comprising one or more actuation members operable to actuate at least a portion of the ring deployment mechanism; and (c) a shaft comprising a distal portion and a proximal portion, wherein the distal portion of the shaft comprises a first plurality of tubes, wherein the proximal portion of the shaft comprises a second plurality of tubes, wherein each tube in the first plurality of tubes in the distal portion of the shaft comprises a flange, wherein each tube in the second plurality of tubes in the proximal portion of the shaft comprises a clip arm configured to selectively engage the flange of a corresponding tube of the first plurality of tubes, wherein the distal portion of the shaft is selectively removable from the proximal portion of the shaft; wherein the distal portion of the instrument is selectively removable from the proximal portion of the instrument, wherein the distal portion of the instrument and the proximal portion of the instrument are in communication via the shaft.