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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2022
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Jason L. Harris, Lebanon, OH (US);
Gregory J. Bakos, Mason, OH (US);
Chester O. Baxter, III, Loveland, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Hilary A. Reinhardt, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A surgical instrument, operable to compress, staple, and cut tissue, includes a body, a shaft, and an end effector with a pair of jaws. A placement tip that is bent, angled, or curved and extends distally from one of the jaws of the end effector. The placement tip is elastically deformable when the placement tip is subject to a clamping force, such as when the end effector is closed with the jaws in contact or when tissue is clamped between the jaws of the end effector. When the placement tip deflects, relative angles defined in part by the placement tip vary compared to an initial state without the clamping force. Furthermore, a distal end of the placement tip may change position based on the state of deflection of the placement tip in response to the clamping force.