Cilag International Gmbh

Ethicon, Gmbh

Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc.

Cllag Gmbh International

Kevin D Sackett

Richard L Leimbach

Mark D Overmyer

Frederick E Shelton, IV

Thomas W Lytle, Iv

Stephen D Geresy

Nicholas D Courtwright

Ryan P Posey

Brett E Swensgard

Kevin L Houser

Wendy A Kerr

Charles J Scheib

Emily A Schellin

John V Hunt

Jason E Zerkle

Tony C Siebel

Craig S Smith

Shane R Adams

Richard F Schwemberger

Omar J Vakharia

Christopher C Miller

William D Fox

John P Measamer

Brian F Dinardo

Douglas E Withers

Raymond E Parfett

Rodney V Clingaman

Matthew H Bolton

Brian W Bear

Jeffrey C Gagel

Johnny H Alexander, Iii

William R Stager

Timothy E Goode

Joseph T Kluener

Jerome R Morgan

Brian D Schings

Shawn C Snyder

Sol A Posada

A cartridge for use with a surgical instrument includes a curved body and a deck defined by the curved body and configured to clamp tissue against an anvil. A plurality of staple openings is formed in the deck and is configured to house a plurality of staples. An arcuate slot is formed in the deck and is configured to slidably receive a cutting member therethrough. The deck includes a sloped deck portion that slopes away from the arcuate slot in a direction transverse to a length of the arcuate slot. The sloped deck portion is configured to provide varied compression of tissue across a width of the deck.

Surgical stapler with sloped staple deck for varying tissue compression

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

Display screen or portion thereof with a graphical user interface

Surgical stapler deck with tissue engagement cleat features

Surgical stapler deck with tissue engagement recess features

Methods and systems for performing circular stapling

A cartridge for use with a surgical instrument includes a curved body and a deck configured to clamp tissue against an anvil. A plurality of staple openings is formed in the deck and is configured to house a plurality of staples. An arcuate slot formed in the deck is configured to slidably receive a cutting member therethrough. An opening formed in the deck adjacent to an end of the arcuate slot is configured to slidably receive a pin therethrough. The cartridge further includes a raised surface offset from the deck and extending circumferentially about at least a portion of the opening. The raised surface is configured to clamp tissue against the anvil to thereby fix the tissue relative to the opening.

Surgical stapler with tissue engagement features around tissue containment pin

A surgical instrument can comprise a handle, a shaft extending from the handle, and an end effector rotatably coupled to the shaft by an articulation joint. The surgical instrument can further include a staple cartridge positioned within the end effector and a firing drive operably coupled with a trigger wherein the operation of the trigger can advance and/or retract a firing member of the firing drive relative to the end effector. The surgical instrument can further comprise an articulation drive which is selectively engageable with the firing drive. When the articulation drive is engaged with the firing drive, the operation of the firing drive can operate the articulation drive and articulate the end effector. When the articulation drive is not engaged with the firing drive, the firing drive can be operated independently of the articulation drive.

Articulatable surgical instrument comprising a firing drive

Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface

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Independence, KY, United States of America

Kevin D Sackett