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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2024
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Seth D. Holdmeyer, Sharonville, OH (US);
Kenneth C. Boshell, Jr., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jonathan Z. Von Stein, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Heather E. Dickson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Christopher A. Denzinger, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Mark D. Overmyer, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
An apparatus includes an end effector, a staple cartridge retainer, and a staple cartridge datum locator. The end effector includes a first jaw, a second jaw, a knife sled, and a replaceable staple cartridge. The first jaw can selectively couple with the replaceable staple cartridge and the knife sled can actuate along a firing stroke to cut and staple tissue called by the first and second jaws. The staple cartridge retainer is located along a distal portion of the end effector and includes a resilient retention body that can inhibit the replaceable staple cartridge from disassociating with the first jaw. The staple cartridge datum location is located along a proximal portion of the end effector and can position the replaceable staple cartridge at its predetermined datum location when the first and second jaw are in a closed position.