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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2022
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Stanislaw Z. Marczyk, Stratford, CT (US);
Simon R. Grover, Cambridge, GB;
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 17/0644 (2013.01); A61B 17/072 (2013.01); A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07214 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07228 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07278 (2013.01); A61B 17/07292 (2013.01);
Abstract
An end effector includes an anvil and a cartridge assembly having a plurality of surgical staples disposed in a cavity defined therein. The cartridge assembly may include a movable driver or sled configured to deploy the surgical staple from the cavity into tissue. The surgical staple may include a linear leg and an arcuate leg extending therefrom. The linear leg may include a protruding portion to provide pressure to tissue captured by the surgical staple. A three-dimensional and/or self-supporting surgical staple may interlock its two legs upon deployment thereof.