Surgical fastener applying apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8074861
APP PUB NO 20100193570A1
SERIAL NO

12619829

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The present disclosure relates to surgical fastener applying apparatus for sequentially applying a plurality of surgical fasteners to body tissue. The surgical fastener applying apparatus includes a replaceable cartridge assembly receivable in a distal end portion of a cartridge receiving half-section, the cartridge assembly including a safety lockout pivotably disposed along the upper surface of the cartridge assembly and movable from an unlocked orientation permitting assembly of an anvil half-section to the cartridge receiving half-section, to a locked orientation preventing assembly of the anvil half-section to the cartridge receiving-half section.

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COVIDIEN LP15 HAMPSHIRE STREET MANSFIELD MA 02048

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ehrenfels, Karl H Cheshire, US 20 28389
Ivanko, David San Diego, US 35 31611
Lehn, Randolph F Stratford, US 41 63610
Pedros, Roberto Oxford, US 39 28168
Rethy, Csaba L Fairfield, US 39 33727
Viola, Frank Sandy Hook, US 63 22946

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