Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc.

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Medigus Ltd.

Globus Medical, Inc.

P Tech, LLC

Ethicon, Gmbh

Cilag International Gmbh

Osram Sylvania Inc.

American Cyanamid Company

Warner-lambert Company

United States Surgical Corporation

Titan Medical Inc.

Marctec, Llc.

Vitalitec International Inc.

Lawrence Crainich

Jason L Harris

Mark S Zeiner

Michael J Stokes

Kevin D Felder

Elazar Sonnenschein

Justin W Sherrill

Joseph Trabka

Minelu Sonnenschein

Peter M Bonutti

Andrew Sennett

Daniel E Alesi

Frederick E Shelton, IV

Chester O Baxter, Iii

Brian F Dinardo

Matthew D Holcomb

Rudolph Henry Nobis

Andy H Levine

Jeffrey Cerier

Glen A Phillips

Matthew J Cremens

Thomas Edward Albrecht

Nicholas F Warner

Jonathan O'Keefe

Paul Andrew Glazer

Robert C Allman

Eric E May

Randall D Brown

David J Sugarbaker

Joseph C Swadel

Keith D Boudreau

Steven Walker

Jerome R Morgan

Mark S Ortiz

Bret William Smith

Sarah Alexandra Worthington

William J Allen

Frank A Ferraro

James J Bedi

Randal B Chinnock

Evan N Chen

Darrel M Powell

Frederick F Ahari

George Jessup

Alexander Shvartsberg

Lucia M Casella

Felix F Esposito

Drew Pickering, Jr

Liane Clamen Glazer

Michel Forster

Kevin Allaire

Minelu Zonnenshein

Alfred C Loiselle, Iii

Beate Schoppler

Wayne Knupp

Wolfgang Eisold

Jacques LeBozec

David Kangas

Lawrence M Rank

Maurice Gilchrest

Paul A LaRue

Thomas Carignan

Paul A Larue

A stapling assembly comprising a cartridge body, a plurality of staples, a plurality of first staple drivers, and a second staple driver is disclosed. The cartridge body comprises a longitudinal slot defining a longitudinal slot axis and a plurality of staple cavities defined in the cartridge body. The plurality of staples comprises a first row of staples, a second row of staples, and a third row of staples. Each first staple driver of the plurality of first staple drivers comprises a first staple support, a second staple support, and a third staple support configured to eject a staple from the first, second, and third rows of staples, respectively. The second staple driver is configured to eject only two staples of the plurality of staples and comprises a fourth staple support and a fifth staple support, each configured to eject a staple of the only two staples.

Surgical staple configurations with camming surfaces located between portions supporting surgical staples

A surgical staple driver configured for use with a surgical staple cartridge that operably interfaces with a surgical instrument camming member that is axially movable along a first cam axis. A driver body is slidably supportable within the surgical staple cartridge. A camming surface is provided on the driver body that is oriented for camming engagement with the camming member along the first cam axis. The driver further includes a staple supporting portion that is configured to operably support at least one surgical staple thereon relative to the camming surface such that when the camming member engages the camming surface, the camming member passes transversely under a portion of a staple crown of at least one surgical staple supported on the staple supporting portion.

A surgical fastener applier having a handle and a fastener housing extending from the handle. The housing contains at least one anvil movable within the staple housing, the anvil has a proximal position and a distal position. When in the distal position a distal end of the anvil extends distal to the distal end of the staple housing. The housing contains a plurality of surgical fasteners each of which in the shape of a loop. At least one of the fasteners is placed around a portion of the anvil when in the distal position. The applier has a first mechanism for moving the anvil distally after a fastener has been deployed, and a second mechanism for moving the anvil distally after a fastener has been deployed. The second means is independent of the first means.

Surgical device with tandem fasteners

A tissue fixation system is provided for dynamic and rigid fixation of tissue. A fastener connected with an elongate fastening member, such as a cable, wire, suture, rod, or tube, is moved through a passage between opposite sides of tissue. The fastener is provided with a groove that accommodates at least a portion of the fastening member to reduce the profile during the movement through the passage. The fastener is then pivoted to change its orientation. A second fastener can then be connected with the fastening member. While tension is maintained in the fastening member, the fasteners are secured against relative movement. This may be done by deforming the fastening member, either the first or second fasteners, or a bushing placed against the second fastener.

Tissue fixation system and method

Devices and methods are provided for forming and securing a tissue plication. More particularly, the devices and methods of the present invention can be used to create multiple tissue folds on an anterior and posterior wall of a stomach cavity to reduce the volume thereof. In one aspect, a method of gastric volume reduction is disclosed that includes advancing a tissue acquisition and fixation device endoscopically into a stomach, manipulating the device to form a first fold of tissue on an interior surface of an anterior wall of the stomach, and manipulating the device to form a second fold of tissue on an interior surface of a posterior wall of the stomach, where the second fold is not attached to the first fold.

Devices and methods for endoluminal plication

The invention provides a method for creating a curvilinear void created in a bony structure. The method includes inserting a distal end of a reamer device through a cannula and into a curvilinear void created in a bony structure, the reamer device having a flexible reamer shaft assembly which includes (i) a pivotable reaming element at a distal end thereof, and (ii) a mechanism for pivoting adjustably the reaming element. The method also includes deploying the reaming element within the curvilinear void and manipulating the reaming element to enlarge the curvilinear void.

Devices and methods for vertebrostenting

A surgical stapler has a body, a shaft assembly extending distally from the body, and an end effector coupled with a distal end of the shaft assembly. The end effector has a stapling head assembly, an anvil, and a vacuum port. The vacuum port is operable to draw tissue between the stapling head assembly and the anvil. The anvil is operable to move toward and away from the stapling head assembly to thereby capture the tissue drawn between the stapling head assembly and the anvil. The stapling head assembly comprises a plurality of wheel assemblies and staple cartridges. At least one wheel assembly is operable to rotate to thereby move the anvil toward and away from the body. The remaining wheel assemblies are operable to rotate to thereby drive staples through the captured tissue. The body includes user input features operable to drive the wheel assemblies.

Endoluminal stapler with rotating wheel cam for multi-staple firing

The invention relates to a method of creating a curvilinear cavity within a vertebral body or other body structure. The invention also relates to devices that may be used to perform the steps to create the curvilinear cavity. One such device is a curved drill including a lever and cam sub assembly. The curved drill can include a spring assembly that controls the curvature of the drill. The lever and cam sub assembly can be provided to allow tension to be reduced in the spring assembly.

The present invention provides a surgical system for securing a suture against relative movement with respect to a body tissue. The surgical system includes a fastener and medical device for positioning and securing a fastener onto a suture. The fastener includes inner and outer members that can slide together and rotate. The suture extends through the inner and outer members so that rotation of the inner member causes it to wrap the suture around it. As the suture is wound around the inner member, the fastener is drawn toward a position against the body tissue. Further rotation of the inner member allows tension to be applied to the suture. The fastener may be bonded to the suture in order to further secure the suture against relative movement with respect to the body tissue.

Device and method for securing body tissue

A fastener cartridge for creating a flexible fastener line is disclosed. The fastener cartridge includes a plurality of fasteners removably stored therein wherein at least some of the fasteners are oriented in directions which are transverse or oblique to an incision created by a cutting member passing through the fastener cartridge. Once these fasteners are deployed into tissue, the fasteners can translate and/or rotate within the tissue when the tissue is stretched.

Fastener cartridge for creating a flexible staple line

An apparatus for controlling an end-effector assembly having a first working member and a second working member is provided. The apparatus includes a first set of at least one cable, a second set of at least one cable, a first pulley configured to guide the first set of at least one cable, a second pulley configured to guide the first set of at least one cable when the second pulley is in a first position, a third pulley configured to guide the second set of at least one cable, and a rotatable element rotatable about a first axis.

Apparatus and method for controlling an end-effector assembly

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Charlestown, NH, United States of America

Lawrence Crainich