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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2015
Ethicon Endo-surgery, Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
David T. Martin, Milford, OH (US);
Chester O. Baxter, III, Loveland, OH (US);
Mark J. Bookbinder, Blue Ash, OH (US);
Daniel J. Mumaw, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Andrew C. Deck, Dayton, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
J. Bernar Ogzewalla, Maysville, KY (US);
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
A surgical instrument includes a body, a shaft, and a cartridge receiving assembly. The body has an actuator. The cartridge receiving assembly includes a first jaw and a second jaw. The first jaw is movable relative to the second jaw between an open position and a closed position. The first and second jaws are configured to receive a suture cartridge therebetween when the first jaw is in the open position. The first and second jaws are configured to secure a suture cartridge therebetween and thereby operatively couple the actuator with the suture cartridge when the first jaw is in the closed position. The first jaw is further configured to receive a needle of the suture cartridge directly thereagainst when the first jaw is in the closed position such that the first jaw is configured to capture the needle within the suture cartridge.