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Patent No.:

US 10695053 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020

Filed:

Dec. 09, 2015

Surgical end effectors with staple cartridges

Applicant:

Ethicon Endo-surgery, Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);

Inventors:

Christopher J. Hess, Blue Ash, OH (US);

Jerome R. Morgan, Cincinnati, OH (US);

William B. Weisenburgh, II, Maineville, OH (US);

James W. Voegele, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Mark S. Ortiz, Milford, OH (US);

Michael J. Stokes, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Carl J. Shurtleff, Mason, OH (US);

Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);

Jeffrey S. Swayze, West Chester, OH (US);

James J. Bedi, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Adam R. Dunki-Jacobs, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Assignee:

Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:

Pradeep C Battula

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/064 (2006.01); B21D 53/46 (2006.01); A61B 17/115 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); F16B 15/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/11 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0644 (2013.01); A61B 17/0682 (2013.01); A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 17/07292 (2013.01); A61B 17/115 (2013.01); A61B 17/1155 (2013.01); B21D 53/46 (2013.01); F16B 15/00 (2013.01); A61B 17/105 (2013.01); A61B 17/1114 (2013.01); A61B 17/34 (2013.01); A61B 90/03 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00128 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00539 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00831 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00862 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0641 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0725 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07228 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07242 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07264 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07278 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2932 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2943 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320052 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00666 (2013.01); A61B 2090/032 (2016.02); A61B 2090/036 (2016.02); A61B 2090/065 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0801 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0811 (2016.02);
Abstract

An end effector for use with a surgical instrument includes an anvil with at least one staple pocket that defines a longitudinal axis. The staple pocket comprises a first cup and a second cup. The end effector also includes a staple cartridge.

Published as:
US2013172929A1; US2016089137A1; US2018049740A1; US10130359B2; US2019000452A1; US2020038017A1; US10695053B2; US11406379B2; US11633182B2; US11678876B2; US2023329704A1; US12137901B2;

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