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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2018
Ethicon Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Anil K. Nalagatla, Mason, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Chester O. Baxter, III, Loveland, OH (US);
Sohom Bairagi, Kolkata, IN;
Yogesh Deshpande, Pune, IN;
Sambit Kumar Acharya, Kolkata, IN;
Chinmaya Ranjan Dash, Kanchipuram, IN;
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A method is used to manufacture a frame of a curved surgical stapler. The method includes manufacturing a first portion of the frame of the curved surgical stapler separate from the first portion. The first portion includes a first curvilinear portion of an end effector and a first alignment feature. The method also includes manufacturing a second portion of the frame of the curved surgical stapler. The second portion includes a second alignment feature. The method also includes manufacturing a third portion of the frame of the curved surgical stapler separate from either of the first or second portions. The third portion includes a C-shaped track. The method also includes aligning the first and second portions portion with the second portion by aligning the first and second alignment features. The method also includes coupling the first and second portions of the frame of the curved surgical stapler together.