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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2019
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Paul Scirica, Huntington, CT (US);
David Racenet, Killingworth, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/115 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1155 (2013.01); A61B 17/0644 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07235 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07264 (2013.01);
Abstract
An anvil assembly, an end effector, and/or a surgical stapler are suitable for performing curved or circular anastomosis and/or treatment to internal walls of hollow tissue organs. The anvil assembly includes an anvil center rod and an anvil head secured to a distal end of the anvil center rod. The anvil head includes an anvil plate defining a tissue contact surface and a plurality of staple forming pockets formed in the tissue contact surface of the anvil plate. Each of the staple forming pockets defines an arcuate longitudinal axis.