Ethicon, Gmbh

Cilag International Gmbh

Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc.

Brian F Dinardo

Frederick E Shelton, IV

Charles J Scheib

Christopher C Miller

Richard F Schwemberger

Emily A Schellin

John P Measamer

Johnny H Alexander, Iii

Rodney V Clingaman

Jason L Harris

Jerome R Morgan

Kevin L Houser

Mark D Overmyer

Richard L Leimbach

William R Stager

Omar J Vakharia

Adam R Dunki-Jacobs

William D Fox

Brian W Bear

Jeffrey S Swayze

Gary W Knight

Kevin D Sackett

Jason E Zerkle

Craig S Smith

Matthew H Bolton

Mark S Zeiner

Lawrence Crainich

Kevin D Felder

Jeffrey C Gagel

Timothy E Goode

Joseph T Kluener

Jason M Rector

Justin W Sherrill

Gregory J Bakos

Jeffrey David Messerly

Eitan T Wiener

James R Giordano

Daniel J Mumaw

John Scott Kimsey

Sol A Posada

David C Yates

Daniel W Price

Jeffrey L Aldridge

David A Witt

Morgan Robert Hunter

Prasanna Malaviya

David Keith Norvell

Daniel J Abbott

Shan Wan

Scott A Jenkins

Robert J Beetel

Robert P Kruth

A surgical instrument includes a sled and an end effector. The end effector includes a first jaw, a second jaw movable relative to the first jaw, an anvil, and a cartridge channel. The staple cartridge includes a proximal end, a distal end, a cartridge body, and staples supported in the cartridge body, wherein the sled is movable to deploy the staples from the cartridge body against tissue captured between the staple cartridge and the anvil. The cartridge channel is configured to removably retain the staple cartridge, wherein a load is required to remove the staple cartridge from the cartridge channel, and wherein the sled is configured to reduce the cartridge removal load.

Staple cartridge having retainer movable between configurations

An apparatus includes a body, a shaft, a stapling head assembly, and an anvil. The body includes a motor, a first user input feature, and a second user input feature. The first user input feature is operable to activate the motor. The shaft extends distally from the body. The stapling head assembly is positioned at a distal end of the shaft. The stapling head assembly includes an anvil coupling feature, at least one annular array of staples, and a staple driver. The second user input feature is operable to drive the anvil coupling feature longitudinally. The staple driver is operable to drive the at least one annular array of staples. The motor is operable to drive the staple driver. The anvil is configured to couple with the anvil coupling feature. The anvil is further configured to deform the staples driven by the staple driver.

Methods and systems for performing surgical stapling

Devices and methods are provided for stabilizing fasteners post-deployment. Devices and methods are also provided for facilitating ejection of surgical fasteners from a cartridge. Devices and methods are also provided for guiding surgical fasteners. Devices and methods are also provided for facilitating closing and clamping of an end effector of a surgical device. Devices and methods are also provided for securing fasteners and adjunct materials to tissue. Devices and methods are also provided for removably coupling a cartridge to an end effector of a surgical device. Devices and methods are also provided for locking a surgical device based on loading of a fastener cartridge in the surgical device. Devices and methods are provided for adjusting a tissue gap of an end effector of a surgical device. Devices and methods are also provided for manually retracting a drive shaft, drive beam, and associated components.

Devices and methods for facilitating ejection of surgical fasteners from cartridges

A method for resetting a stapling apparatus includes providing an apparatus with a cam member in a fired position. A circuit of the apparatus is then changed from a first polarity state to a second polarity state. A motor of the apparatus is then activated to rotate the cam member from a fired position back to a home position while the circuit is in the second polarity state.

Surgical stapler with reversible polarity

Methods and systems for performing circular stapling

An apparatus includes an end effector including an anvil and lower jaw. The anvil is pivotable toward the lower jaw to capture tissue. The apparatus further includes a stapling and severing assembly configured to sever and staple tissue clamped between the anvil and the lower jaw. A staple cartridge is coupled with the lower jaw. The staple cartridge includes a deck facing the anvil, a plurality of staples positioned in a plurality of staple openings formed through the deck, and a cinching feature positioned on the deck. At least a portion of the cinching feature is configured to be captured by the staples as the staples are driven out of the staple openings in response to activation of the stapling and severing mechanism. The cinching feature is configured to cinch severed and stapled tissue.

Apparatus and method for cinching a straight staple line

A surgical circular stapler has a handle assembly, a shaft, a stapling assembly, a motor, a drive assembly, and a firing assembly. The shaft extends distally from the handle assembly. The stapling assembly is secured to a distal end of the shaft. Longitudinal translation of the firing assembly causes the stapling assembly to drive a plurality of staples in a circular array to secure two lumens of tissue together. The stapling assembly may further drive a blade to sever any excess tissue interior of the circular array of staples. The motor is operable to rotate the drive assembly to thereby translate the firing assembly. A resilient member biases the firing assembly proximally. Through cooperation between the firing assembly and the resilient member, the firing assembly is driven distally and proximally to complete a firing stroke in response to rotation of the drive assembly through a single revolution.

Surgical stapler with rotary cam drive

A surgical instrument includes a body, a shaft assembly, a stapling head assembly, an anvil, an anvil adjustment assembly, a trigger, and a lockout assembly. The stapling head assembly is operable to drive an annular array of staples. The anvil is configured to couple with the stapling head assembly. The anvil adjustment assembly includes a translating member, which translates relative to the body to thereby adjust the longitudinal position of the anvil relative to the stapling head assembly. The trigger is operable to actuate the stapling head assembly to thereby drive the annular array of staples through a distal surface of the stapling head assembly toward the anvil. The lockout assembly includes an electrically powered braking feature. In a first state, the lockout assembly is configured to permit translation of the translating member. In a second state, the lockout assembly is configured to prevent translation of the translating member.

Surgical stapler with electromechanical lockout

A surgical instrument includes a body, a shaft assembly, a stapling head assembly, and a drive assembly. The shaft assembly includes an actuator. The stapling head assembly is operable to drive an annularly arranged array of staples into tissue in response to translation of the actuator along a first axis relative to the body. The drive assembly is operable to translate the actuator along the first axis. The drive assembly comprises first and second rotary members. The first rotary member is rotatable about a second axis. The second axis is non-parallel with the first axis. The second rotary member is rotatable about a third axis. The third axis is non-parallel with the first axis and non-parallel with the second axis. The first rotary member is operable to drive the second rotary member to rotate about the third axis to thereby drive the actuator along the first axis.

Firing assembly for circular stapler

A surgical circular stapler has a body, shaft, a stapling assembly, a motor, a cam assembly, and a firing assembly. The shaft extends distally from the body. The stapling assembly is secured to a distal end of the shaft. Longitudinal translation of the firing assembly causes the stapling assembly to drive a plurality of staples in a circular array to secure two lumens of tissue together. The stapling assembly may further drive a blade to sever any excess tissue interior of the circular array of staples. The motor is operable to rotate the cam assembly. Rotation of the cam assembly causes longitudinal translation of the firing assembly. A single rotation of the cam assembly is operable to drive the firing assembly from a proximal position to a distal position and back to a proximal position.

Surgical stapler with rotary cam drive and return

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Brian F Dinardo