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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2008
Mark S. Roby, Killingworth, CT (US);
Keith L. Milliman, Bethel, CT (US);
Anthony Dato, East Haven, CT (US);
Douglas J. Cuny, Bethel, CT (US);
Anthony Gaddy, Bridgeport, CT (US);
John J. Kennedy, Guilford, CT (US);
Nicholas Maiorino, Branford, CT (US);
Alan Byron Cabezas, Seymour, CT (US);
Mark S. Roby, Killingworth, CT (US);
Keith L. Milliman, Bethel, CT (US);
Anthony Dato, East Haven, CT (US);
Douglas J. Cuny, Bethel, CT (US);
Anthony Gaddy, Bridgeport, CT (US);
John J. Kennedy, Guilford, CT (US);
Nicholas Maiorino, Branford, CT (US);
Alan Byron Cabezas, Seymour, CT (US);
Tyco Healthcare Group LP, North Haven, CT (US);
Abstract
A surgical stapling device is disclosed for performing circular anastomoses. The surgical stapling device includes a handle portion, an elongated body portion and a head portion including an anvil assembly and a shell assembly. The surgical stapling device includes a knife blade possessing a lubricious coating which enhances the ability of the knife to cut through tissue and minimizes the knife sticking to tissue or other components of the surgical stapling device.