Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc.

Ethicon, Gmbh

Cilag International Gmbh

Clopay Building Products Company, Inc.

William Jason White

David T Martin

Shailendra Kumar Parihar

Gregory W Johnson

Brian D Schings

Andrew C Deck

Frederick E Shelton, IV

Daniel J Mumaw

Andrew T Beckman

Barry C Worrell

Adam David Hensel

Jason L Harris

Jerome R Morgan

Chester O Baxter, Iii

Thomas W Lytle, Iv

Robert J Simms

Charles J Scheib

Kevin L Houser

William Bruce Weisenburgh, Ii

Mark S Zeiner

Christopher J Hess

Anil K Nalagatla

Omar J Vakharia

Douglas B Hoffman

Michael J Stokes

Emily A Schellin

James Walden Voegele

Christopher W Widenhouse

Wells D Haberstich

Carol J Wynn

Jason D Jones

Daniel L Geiger

Caleb P McGowen

Michael D Cronin

Mark J Bookbinder

Jason E Zerkle

Richard P Fuchs

Daniel James Prenger

James G Lee

Michael A Murray

Trevor J Barton

Jason R Lesko

Robert Perrin Gill

Matthew S Corbin

Jason Merrill Jones

James A Woodard, Jr

Robert Brik

Anthony T Nguyen

Mehmet Reyhan

Aaron J Brickner

Carrie I Fihe

Richard J Lewis, Jr

Matthew Rohr Daniel

Thomas E Youtsey

Thomas Nering

Anthony Nguyen

Daniel W Drew

J Bernar Ogzewalla

Frank R Cichocki

James A Woodard

Carlie J Love

Alexandra Monnin

Michael L Stokes

Jeffery W Stone

William Bruce Weisenburgh

Thomas W Iv Lytle

Todd P Omaits

Ii William Bruce Weisenburgh

Ryan C Yang

Staple cartridge for a linear surgical stapler

A surgical stapler includes a first half having a first elongate member and a surface with staple forming pockets. The stapler also includes a second half for releasably coupling with the first half and including a second elongate member having a distal portion for deploying staples. The elongate members are pivotable relative to each other about a pivot axis when the halves are releasably coupled. The stapler further includes a latching member for selectively clamping the halves in a clamped state. The stapler also includes a detent member extending laterally from one of the halves toward the other. The stapler further includes a shoulder member positioned on the other of the halves and configured to selectively engage the detent member in response to rotation of the first elongate member away from the second elongate member to an open state in which the elongate members assume a maximum angular orientation.

Surgical linear cutter wishbone separation mechanism with detent

Staple cartridge assembly for linear surgical stapler

A staple cartridge configured for use with a surgical stapler includes a cartridge body, a deck defined configured to compress tissue against an anvil of the surgical stapler, and a plurality of staple openings formed in the deck. A plurality of staples is disposed within the staple openings, with each staple having a pair of legs. A plurality of staple drivers is also disposed within the staple openings, with the staple drivers being actuatable to drive the staples through tissue and against the anvil to form the legs. Each of the staple drivers includes a driver body, a first pocket disposed on a first lateral side of the driver body, and a second pocket disposed on a second lateral side of the driver body. The first and second pockets are configured to receive the legs of the respective staple when the legs are formed against the anvil.

Linear surgical stapler

An apparatus comprises an end effector, a shaft assembly, and an interface assembly. The end effector is operable to manipulate tissue, the shaft assembly is in communication with the end effector and a portion of the shaft assembly extends proximally from the end effector. The interface assembly is in communication with the shaft assembly. The interface assembly comprises a housing portion, a shaft cartridge, and a base portion. The housing portion can engage the shaft cartridge. The shaft cartridge is able to rotate and articulate the end effector, and the shaft assembly extends from the shaft cartridge. The base portion and the housing portion are able to enclose the shaft cartridge.

Electrosurgical device with disposable shaft having modular subassembly

Retainer for surgical staple cartridge

An apparatus comprises an end effector, a shaft assembly, and an interface assembly. The end effector is coupled with the shaft assembly. The shaft assembly comprises a translating member extending through the shaft assembly. The interface assembly is operable to engage the shaft assembly and comprises a plurality of drive shafts and a rack. One of the drive shafts is operable to drive the rack along a path that is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the shaft assembly. A plurality of racks may be used to rotate the shaft assembly, articulate the shaft assembly, and/or drive the translating member through the shaft assembly to thereby actuate the end effector.

Electrosurgical device with disposable shaft having rack and pinion drive

A surgical instrument includes a body, at least one user input feature, an elongate shaft, a needle applier, and a motor. The needle applier includes a needle and a drive assembly coupled to the needle. The drive assembly is configured to drive the needle along an orbital path about a rotation axis that is transverse to the longitudinal axis of the shaft, in response to an actuation of the user input feature. The motor is configured provide motion to the needle applier to thereby actuate the drive assembly.

Suturing instrument with motorized needle drive

A surgical instrument includes cartridge receiving assembly, a shaft assembly, and an interface assembly. The cartridge receiving assembly is operable to receive a needle driving cartridge. The shaft assembly includes a first actuation member that is operable to actuate the cartridge receiving assembly to thereby drive a needle from a needle driving cartridge received in the cartridge receiving assembly. The interface assembly includes a base and a plurality of drive shafts extending upwardly from the base. The drive shafts extend along respective axes that are perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the shaft assembly. The drive shafts are rotatable independently relative to each other. A first drive shaft of the plurality of drive shafts is operable to drive the first actuation member. The interface assembly is configured to couple with a robotic control system.

Suturing instrument with robotic drive interface

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