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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2016
Ethicon Endo-surgery, Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Christopher J. Hess, Blue Ash, OH (US);
William B. Weisenburgh, II, Mainville, OH (US);
Jerome R. Morgan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Joshua R. Uth, Mason, OH (US);
James W. Voegele, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
An end effector comprising a first jaw, a second jaw, a plurality of staple cavities, a plurality of staples removably positioned in the staple cavities, and a translatable member is disclosed. One of the first jaw and the second jaw is movable between an open position and closed positions relative to the other of the first jaw and the second jaw. The translatable firing member comprises a first portion configured to engage the first jaw, a second portion configured to engage the second jaw, and an attachment configured to contact one of the first jaw and the second jaw. The first portion is comprised of a metal. The attachment is comprised of a resilient material.