Devicor Medical Products, Inc.

Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc.

Ethicon, Gmbh

Cilag International Gmbh

Ehticon Endo-surgery, LLC

Wells D Haberstich

John A Hibner

Trevor W V Speeg

Frederick E Shelton, IV

Gregory W Johnson

David T Martin

Kevin L Houser

Mark S Ortiz

Matthew C Miller

Robert F Weikel

Jerome R Morgan

Shailendra Kumar Parihar

Daniel J Mumaw

Richard P Nuchols

Bennie Thompson

Charles J Scheib

Gavin Martin Monson

Carl J Shurtleff

James A Woodard, Jr

Michele D'Arcangelo

Kenneth E Hogue

Mark J Reese

Daniel H Duke

Raj G Raghavendran

Anil K Nalagatla

William D Dannaher

Donna L Korvick

Michael J Andreyko

Jeffrey David Messerly

Craig N Faller

Kyle P Moore

Mark S Zeiner

Daniel W Price

Sean P Conlon

James Walden Voegele

Omar J Vakharia

Ryan M Asher

Geoffrey C Hueil

Christopher W Widenhouse

Lauren S Weaner

John B Schulte

Kristen G Denzinger

Scott A Woodruff

Ronald John Kolata

Daniel F Dlugos, Jr

Patrick Allen Mescher

Michael D Cronin

Eric W Thompson

Patrick J Swindon

Rebecca J Mollere

Paul G Ritchie

Atul M Godbole

John R Andrisek

Patrick D Dugan

Chester O Baxter, Iii

Jeffrey S Swayze

William Bruce Weisenburgh, Ii

Michael J Stokes

Eitan T Wiener

Richard William Timm

Cory G Kimball

Bret William Smith

Steven G Hall

John V Hunt

Benjamin D Dickerson

Edward A Rhad

Andrew Paul Nock

Alec Ginggen

David James Cagle

Stephen J Balek

Randal T Byrum

Jessica Pyzoha Leimbach

Matthew S Corbin

Brendan J Oberkircher

Richard C Smith

Rocco Crivelli

Jason Merrill Jones

Amy L Marcotte

Frederick L Estera

Julia Hwang

Thomas E Adams

Paul F Riestenberg

Mark Tsonton

Shawn C Snyder

Madeleine C Jayme

Eric B Smith

Michael Robert Ludzack

Tony C Siebel

Kevin A Larson

Douglas J Turner

Peter K Shires

Phillip H Clauda

David T Krumanaker

Hector Chow

David A Deupree

Dean L Garner

Aaron J Brickner

Mark J Bookbinder

Timothy P Lessek

Thomas Nering

Various methods and devices are provided for allowing multiple surgical instruments to be inserted into sealing elements of a single surgical access device. The sealing elements can be movable along predefined pathways within the device to allow surgical instruments inserted through the sealing elements to be moved laterally, rotationally, angularly, and vertically relative to a central longitudinal axis of the device for ease of manipulation within a patient's body while maintaining insufflation.

Surgical access devices and methods providing seal movement in predefined movement regions

A first module configured to engage with a second module in a stacked configuration to define a modular energy system is provided. The second module comprises a second bridge connector portion that comprises a second outer housing and a second electrical connection element. The first module comprises a first bridge connector portion comprising a first outer housing and a first electrical connection element. The first outer housing is configured to engage the second outer housing during assembly of the modular energy system prior to the first electrical connection element engaging the second electrical connection element.

Backplane connector design to connect stacked energy modules

A biopsy device may be used to obtain and store multiple tissue samples. The device permits the tissue samples to be stored in a sequenced fashion within a generally transparent tissue storage chamber disposed at a proximal end of the biopsy device. The tissue samples can be stored on flexible tissue sample strips arranged around the circumference of a rotating vacuum manifold disposed within the chamber.

Biopsy sample storage

A surgical suturing device has an elongate shaft has a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis between the proximal and distal ends. An actuator is connected to the proximal end of the elongate shaft. A circular needle applier is on the distal end of the elongate shaft. The circular needle applier has an arced needle and a needle driver operatively connected to the actuator to rotate the arced needle in a circular path. A joint is positioned between the proximal and distal ends of the elongate shaft. The joint is operatively connected to the actuator to selectively articulate the shaft. A bearing is on the shaft positioned distally of the joint. The bearing is operatively connected to the actuator to selectively rotate the circular needle applier about the longitudinal axis.

Circular needle applier with articulating and rotating shaft

A surgical stapler includes an anvil half having an anvil channel member and a cartridge half having a cartridge channel member. A latching lever is coupled to the cartridge channel member and is pivotable between a closed position in which the lever fixes the anvil channel member relative to the cartridge channel member, and an open position in which the lever permits relative movement between the channel members. A locking member coupled to a proximal portion of the cartridge half is movable between a locked position when the lever is in the closed position and an unlocked position when the lever is in the open position. In the locked position the locking member captures the projection and locks the anvil half proximal portion to the cartridge half proximal portion. In the unlocked position the locking member releases the projection and permits separation of the proximal portions.

Releasable coupling features for proximal portions of linear surgical stapler

A surgical instrument includes a body assembly, a waveguide, a transducer, and a coupling assembly. In some versions the coupling assembly translates the transducer to couple the transducer to the waveguide. For instance, a gear having arcuate troughs may engage pins on the transducer and/or waveguide to mate the transducer to waveguide. A pawl may selectively engage and prevent rotation of the gear. Alternatively, lever arms may cam the transducer into the waveguide. The lever arms may selectively couple to a casing to prevent decoupling of the transducer and waveguide. In another configuration, a locking tab can be slid and locked into a slot to couple the transducer and waveguide. Further still, levers with self-locking pins may engage and couple the transducer to the waveguide. In another version, a rotatable body portion may engage a tab on the transducer to rotate and couple the transducer to the waveguide.

Cam driven coupling between ultrasonic transducer and waveguide in surgical instrument

Handle for electrosurgical instrument

An apparatus comprises a body, a shaft assembly, and an end effector. The shaft assembly extends distally from the body. The end effector is located at a distal end of the shaft assembly. The end effector comprises an ultrasonic blade, a clamp arm, and a sleeve. The ultrasonic blade is configured to vibrate at an ultrasonic frequency. The clamp arm is configured to move toward the ultrasonic blade. The sleeve extends along at least part of the length of an outer portion of the ultrasonic blade or the clamp arm. The sleeve is configured to prevent tissue from contacting a portion of the ultrasonic blade or clamp arm covered by the sleeve.

Sleeve features for ultrasonic blade of a surgical instrument

A biopsy device comprises a probe and a holster. The probe has a distally extending needle including a transverse tissue receiving aperture. A cutter is translatable relative to the needle to sever tissue protruding through the aperture. A thumbwheel is manually operable to rotate the needle to reorient the angular position of the aperture about the longitudinal axis defined by the needle. The thumbwheel is positioned obliquely with the longitudinal axis. A cable driven mechanism in the holster drives the cutter. A rotatable tissue sample holder is coupled with the probe, and has chambers configured to receive tissue samples communicated proximally through a lumen defined by the cutter. A piezoelectric motor in the holster drives the tissue sample holder.

Biopsy device with central thumbwheel

A biopsy device comprises a probe body, a cannula extending distally from the probe body, a cutter moveable relative to the cannula to sever tissue, and a tissue sample holder coupled with the probe body. The tissue sample holder comprises a rotatable member having a plurality of recesses to receive tissue samples. The rotatable member can be operable to successively index each recess relative to a lumen defined by the cutter. A cover portion may be associated with the rotatable member and permits one or more recesses to be viewable through the cover. The recesses may be configured to carry one or more tissue samples as the rotatable member is rotated.

Biopsy device with rotatable tissue sample holder

A tissue retrieval device includes a tubular member, an expandable member, and a tissue retrieval bag. The introducer tube is sized to be inserted into a patient through a trocar. The bag may be selectively opened by the expandable member within the patient. The bag may receive a tissue specimen and be withdrawn from the patient. The bag may be manipulated for packing within the tubular member in a variety of ways. Manipulation of the bag may include folding the bag about axes that are perpendicular to or parallel to the tubular member; rolling the bag about axes that are perpendicular to or parallel to the tubular member; or wrapping the bag about the expandable member, wrapping the bag about a rod, or twisting the bag at a position distal to the expandable member. The tubular member may comprise an environmentally responsive capsule.

Method of fitting pouch in tissue retrieval device

An ultrasonic surgical device comprises a handle assembly, a shaft assembly, and a removable transducer module. The transducer module includes a waveguide, a locking mechanism, and an electronics assembly including at least one button. The handle assembly includes a trigger assembly configured to actuate the button(s) of the electronics assembly when the transducer module is coupled with the handle assembly. The shaft assembly engages the waveguide of the transducer module and is disposed at the distal end of the handle assembly. The distal end of the shaft assembly includes a harmonic blade. When assembled with the handle assembly, the transducer module is capable of providing ultrasonic energy to the harmonic blade.

Surgical instrument with ultrasonic transducer having integral switches

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