Worklife Brands LLC

Cilag International Gmbh

John Swain

Michael T McDuffee

Robert Fish

Marc Senger

Ben Beck

Nicole Nassif

David C Yates

Chad Paul Boudreaux

Jeffrey David Messerly

William Bruce Weisenburgh, Ii

Kevin Michael Fiebig

Barry C Worrell

Eitan T Wiener

Cory G Kimball

John V Hunt

Gregory A Trees

Ryan M Asher

Benjamin D Dickerson

William Eugene Clem

Brian D Black

Kristen G Denzinger

David James Cagle

Gregory D Bishop

William A Olson

John A Weed, Iii

Ion V Nicolaescu

Joseph Daniel Dennis, Jr

Ellen E Burkart

Candice Otrembiak

Monica L Zeckel

Christina M Hough

Cody R Jackson

Gabriel I Myers

A stapler including a moveable strike plate and accessibility features is described. A slidable strike plate is moveable from a first staple forming position to a second staple forming position to form different staple shapes. The slidable strike plate is moved relative to the anvil of the stapler with a single hand to change positions. A rotatable strike plate is turned with a single hand to move between staple forming positions by rotating an outer dial of the rotatable strike plate relative to the anvil of the stapler. The stapler includes an indicator window that shows if the stapler is empty or running low on staples and a quick release staple loading magazine that is operable using a single hand.

Stapler with moveable strike plate and integrated accessibility features

A surgical instrument includes an ultrasonic waveguide extending through a body assembly. An ultrasonic blade connects to the ultrasonic waveguide. A clamp arm assembly of the surgical instrument is able to move from an opened position for receiving a tissue toward a closed position for clamping the tissue. The clamp arm assembly includes a clamp body and a clamp pad facing the ultrasonic blade. A clamp arm actuator of the surgical instrument is able to move from a first position toward a second position to direct the clamp arm assembly from the opened position toward the closed position. A modular coupling of the surgical instrument connects to the clamp pad such that at least the clamp pad can be disconnected relative to the ultrasonic blade for replacement thereof.

Surgical instrument with removable end effector components

Staple remover

Stapler

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Saint Paul, MN, United States of America

John Swain