POWERED SURGICAL STAPLING DEVICE

A powered surgical stapler comprising: an endoscopic portion extending distally from the housing and defining a first longitudinal axis; a drive motor disposed within the housing; a firing rod disposed in mechanical cooperation with the drive motor; a loading unit configured to be removably coupled...

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Hauptverfasser: ROSS, Adam J, ZEMLOK, Michael
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A powered surgical stapler comprising: an endoscopic portion extending distally from the housing and defining a first longitudinal axis; a drive motor disposed within the housing; a firing rod disposed in mechanical cooperation with the drive motor; a loading unit configured to be removably coupled to the endoscopic portion, the loading unit including an end effector being in mechanical cooperation with the firing rod and an identifier configured to identify the loading unit; and an interrogator configured to interface with the identifier to obtain an identifying code uniquely associated with the loading unit.