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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2017
Ethicon Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
William D. Fox, New Richmond, OH (US);
Gregory J. Bakos, Mason, OH (US);
Joshua Uth, Mason, OH (US);
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a body, an anvil, a firing assembly, and a closure assembly. The firing assembly includes a staple driver, a deck member, and an annular array of staples. The closure assembly includes a trocar, a knob, and a limiting adjustment feature. The trocar is configured to actuate the anvil relative to the body to capture tissue between the anvil and the deck member. The knob is configured to rotate relative to the body to actuate the trocar relative to the body. The limiting adjustment feature is configured to selectively rotate the knob to actuate the trocar and the anvil proximally until tissue captured between the anvil and the deck member is compressed under a predetermined maximum clamping force. The limiting adjustment feature is configured to slip relative to the knob when tissue captured between then anvil and the deck member is compressed over the predetermined maximum clamping force.