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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2015
Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Chester O. Baxter, III, Loveland, OH (US);
Taylor W. Aronhalt, Loveland, OH (US);
Joseph E. Young, Loveland, OH (US);
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
A surgical stapling system for stapling patient tissue is disclosed. The surgical stapling system comprises an end effector and an actuation system. The end effector comprises a first jaw, a movable jaw operably attached to the first jaw, and a plurality of staples. The actuation system is configured to actuate the movable jaw toward the first jaw to clamp the patient tissue against the first jaw while the movable jaw progressively drives the staples against the first jaw to staple the patient tissue.