Patent 12016124 was granted and assigned to Covidien on June, 2024 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Surgical devices include adapter assemblies which electrically and mechanically interconnect handles of electromechanical surgical devices to surgical loading units. Electrical components of the surgical devices are coated with a multi-layer conformal coating which permits the devices to be sterilized in an autoclave without damaging the electrical components.