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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2008
Charles J. Scheib, Loveland, OH (US);
Geoffrey C. Hueil, Mason, OH (US);
Mark S. Ortiz, Milford, OH (US);
Douglas B. Hoffman, Harrison, OH (US);
Patrick A. Weizman, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Dean B. Bruewer, Fairfield, OH (US);
Kevin R. Doll, Mason, OH (US);
Bret W. Smith, Kings Mills, OH (US);
William D. Kelly, Mason, OH (US);
Ronald J. Kolata, Raleigh, NC (US);
Joshua R. Uth, Mason, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, Iv, Hillsboro, OH (US);
William B. Weisenburgh, Ii, Maineville, OH (US);
Jerome R. Morgan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Kyle P. Moore, Mason, OH (US);
Mark H. Ransick, West Chester, OH (US);
Steven G. Hall, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Randall J. Tanguay, Lebanon, OH (US);
Jeffrey D. Messerly, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Galen C. Robertson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Andrew M. Zwolinski, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jeffrey S. Swayze, Hamilton, OH (US);
Thomas W. Huitema, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Glen A. Armstrong, Hamilton, OH (US);
Shailendra K. Parihar, Mason, OH (US);
Donna L. Korvick, Maineville, OH (US);
Richard W. Timm, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Gregory B. Blair, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Charles J. Scheib, Loveland, OH (US);
Geoffrey C. Hueil, Mason, OH (US);
Mark S. Ortiz, Milford, OH (US);
Douglas B. Hoffman, Harrison, OH (US);
Patrick A. Weizman, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Dean B. Bruewer, Fairfield, OH (US);
Kevin R. Doll, Mason, OH (US);
Bret W. Smith, Kings Mills, OH (US);
William D. Kelly, Mason, OH (US);
Ronald J. Kolata, Raleigh, NC (US);
Joshua R. Uth, Mason, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
William B. Weisenburgh, II, Maineville, OH (US);
Jerome R. Morgan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Kyle P. Moore, Mason, OH (US);
Mark H. Ransick, West Chester, OH (US);
Steven G. Hall, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Randall J. Tanguay, Lebanon, OH (US);
Jeffrey D. Messerly, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Galen C. Robertson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Andrew M. Zwolinski, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jeffrey S. Swayze, Hamilton, OH (US);
Thomas W. Huitema, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Glen A. Armstrong, Hamilton, OH (US);
Shailendra K. Parihar, Mason, OH (US);
Donna L. Korvick, Maineville, OH (US);
Richard W. Timm, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Gregory B. Blair, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
In various embodiments, an anvil of a disposable loading unit including a first member having staple pockets for deforming staples, a first cover plate secured to the first member, and a second cover plate secured to at least one of the first member and the first cover plate, wherein the first and second cover plates can be configured to support the first member. In at least one embodiment, an anvil can include a first member inserted into a second member, where at least one of the first and second members can be deformed to retain one to the other. In various embodiments, a surgical stapling instrument can include a disposable loading unit comprising a staple cartridge, an anvil, and a sleeve, wherein the sleeve can be configured to be slid relative to the staple cartridge and the anvil to hold the anvil in a closed position.