Abstract: A surgical apparatus includes a proximal body portion configured for operable connection to an actuation assembly and a distal body portion selectively articulable relative to the proximal body portion at an articulation joint. The distal body portion includes a distal end configured for selective engagement with a loading unit and defines a longitudinal axis. A length of the proximal body portion is flexible. The proximal body portion may also define a working channel.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 9, 2016
Date of Patent:
May 28, 2019
Assignee:
Covidie LP
Inventors:
Stanislaw Marczyk, David Nicholas, Russell Pribanic, John Beardsley