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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2008
Applicants:
Chester O. Baxter, Iii, Loveland, OH (US);
James J. Bedi, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Inventors:
Chester O. Baxter, III, Loveland, OH (US);
James J. Bedi, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A surgical stapling instrument including a first jaw member, a second jaw member, and a cutting member. In at least one form of the invention, the surgical stapling instrument can further include a housing which can at least partially extend over and/or around the cutting member. In various embodiments, the housing can at least partially cover the cutting member when the first and second jaw members are detached from one another, yet permit the cutting member to be moved relative to the first and second jaw members during use.
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