Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc.

Cilag International Gmbh

Ethicon, Gmbh

Cordis Corporation

Thomas W Huitema

Frederick E Shelton, IV

Geoffrey C Hueil

Jason L Harris

David C Yates

Robert L Koch, Jr

Jeffrey S Swayze

Charles J Scheib

Kevin Ross Doll

Jerome R Morgan

Nicholas G Molitor

Bret William Smith

Dario Vitali

William Bruce Weisenburgh, Ii

Richard William Timm

Shailendra Kumar Parihar

Joshua R Uth

Donna L Korvick

William David Kelly

Ronald John Kolata

Glen A Armstrong

Mark H Ransick

Brian D Bertke

Douglas Jon Siebenaler

Mark S Ortiz

Emily A Schellin

Steven G Hall

Galen C Robertson

Andrew M Zwolinski

Kevin A Larson

Jeffrey David Messerly

Kyle P Moore

Douglas B Hoffman

Mark A Davison

Patrick A Weizman

Dean B Bruewer

Randall J Tanguay

Xintian Ming

Warren P Williamson, Iv

Cortney E Henderson

Kenneth S Wales

Gregory B Blair

Richard P Fuchs

Matthew R Otten

Sean P Conlon

Michael E Setser

Michael S Cropper

Tamara S Widenhouse

Randal T Byrum

Stephen J Rothenburger

Chester O Baxter, Iii

Christopher J Hess

Gary Lee Long

Brett E Swensgard

James Walden Voegele

Eugene L Timperman

Dale R Schulze

Salvatore Privitera

David B Smith

Robert Mason Trusty

Jane A Sheetz

John A Hibner

Mark S Zeiner

Mark D Overmyer

Michael J Stokes

Bryan Dale Knodel

Foster B Stulen

Jeffrey L Aldridge

Anil K Nalagatla

John V Hunt

David Stefanchik

Gary W Knight

Richard P Nuchols

Christopher W Widenhouse

Prasanna Malaviya

Zhifan F Huang

David Keith Norvell

Michael A Murray

Joseph Charles Hueil

Richard C Smith

Robert J Dunki-Jacobs

Paul G Ritchie

Carl J Shurtleff

Paul T Franer

Daniel F Dlugos, Jr

James A Woodard, Jr

Thomas Edward Albrecht

William L Hassler, Jr

Kip M Rupp

Michael P Weir

James H Silver

Lynetta J Freeman

Daniel F Dlugos

Alessandro Pastorelli

Thomas J Sierocuk

Binoy K Bordoloi

Wendy A Kerr

Bradley E White

Tamara S Vetro Widenhouse

Kurt R Bally

A fastener cartridge can include, one, a cartridge body comprising a deck and a plurality of fastener cavities and, two, a plurality of fasteners positioned in the fastener cavities. The cartridge body can further comprise extensions extending from the deck having different sizes and/or configurations. The extensions can control the flow of tissue relative to the deck and/or support the fasteners as they are ejected from the fastener cavities.

Fastener cartridges including extensions having different configurations

A fastener cartridge can comprise fastener cavities arranged in longitudinal rows. A first fastener having a first configuration and a second fastener having a second configuration can be stored within a longitudinal row. First fasteners having a first configuration can be stored within a first longitudinal row and second fasteners having a second configuration can be stored within a second longitudinal row. Each first fastener can have a proximal leg, or leg portion, extending at a first proximal angle and a distal leg, or leg portion, extending at a first distal angle and each second fastener can have a proximal leg, or leg portion, extending at a second proximal angle and a distal leg, or leg portion, extending at a second distal angle. The first proximal angle can be different than the second proximal angle and/or the first distal angle can be different than the second distal angle.

Fastener cartridge and fastener cartridge layer

A staple cartridge can comprise a plurality of staples positioned within a cartridge body, wherein the cartridge body can comprise a tissue-contacting deck and a plurality of ridges extending from the tissue-contacting deck. The ridges can be configured to prevent, or reduce the possibility of, tissue from moving relative to the staple cartridge during use. The staple cartridge can further comprise a plurality of staple cavities, wherein each staple cavity can comprise an opening in the deck which is at least partially surrounded by a ridge. The ridges can comprise a uniform height or a height which varies along the length thereof. The height can vary relative to a proximal end and a distal end of the cartridge body and/or between the center of the cartridge body and the side.

Staple cartridge

In various embodiments, a surgical stapling instrument can include a handle, a shaft extending from the handle, wherein the shaft defines an axis, and a disposable loading unit which is assembled to the shaft in a direction which is transverse to the shaft axis. Such a connection between the disposable loading unit and the shaft can prevent, or at least inhibit, the disposable loading unit from being unintentionally displaced proximally and/or distally relative to the shaft of the surgical instrument. The surgical stapling instrument and/or disposable loading unit can further include a threaded collar and/or detent assembly configured to hold the disposable loading unit in place. In various embodiments, a disposable loading unit can include a lockout feature which can prevent, or at least inhibit, an expended disposable loading unit from being reassembled to the elongated body of the surgical instrument.

End effector coupling arrangements for a surgical cutting and stapling instrument

Staple cartridges including a projection

Methods and devices are provided for promoting wound healing. In general, surgical staplers and stapler components are provided having a coating thereon that is configured to selectively control an interaction between at least one matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) inhibitor and an outer surface of the stapler or stapler component.

Surgical stapler with end effector coating

Surgical stapling system including jaw windows

Surgical stapling instrument comprising internal passage between stapling cartridge and elongate channel

Stapling assembly having firing member viewing windows

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Cincinnati, OH, United States of America

Thomas W Huitema