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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2022
Filed:
May. 24, 2019
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Michael Cardinale, Morristown, NJ (US);
Doug Souls, Andover, NJ (US);
Anthony Miksza, Nazareth, PA (US);
Aaron J. Brickner, Fostoria, OH (US);
Jared Schneider, Cranston, RI (US);
Todd Sack, Philadelphia, PA (US);
David R. Schiff, Highland Park, NJ (US);
Erin Elizabeth Wenig, High Point, NC (US);
Ethicon, Inc., Raritan, NJ (US);
Abstract
An applicator instrument for dispensing surgical fasteners includes a housing, and an elongated shaft extending from the housing. The elongated shaft has a proximal end secured to the housing, a distal end spaced from the proximal end, and a first axis extending between the proximal and distal ends of the elongated shaft. Surgical fasteners are disposed in the elongated shaft. The surgical fasteners are stacked at an angle relative to the first axis of the elongated shaft. A distal end cap having a surgical fastener dispensing window is secured to the distal end of the elongated shaft. The applicator instrument has a firing system disposed in the housing, and an actuator coupled with the firing system for activating the firing system to dispense the surgical fasteners through the surgical fastener dispensing window.