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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2011
Stephen J. Balek, Springboro, OH (US);
Chad P. Boudreaux, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Matthew D. Holcomb, Lebanon, OH (US);
Thomas W. Lytle, Iv, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Matthew C. Miller, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Charles J. Scheib, Loveland, OH (US);
Bret W. Smith, Kings Mills, OH (US);
Yi-lan Wang, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Donald F. Wilson, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Edward A. Rhad, Fairfield, OH (US);
Kreena R. Modi, Akron, OH (US);
Joseph Zavatsky, Flemington, NJ (US);
Aron O. Zingman, Cambridge, MA (US);
Stephen J. Balek, Springboro, OH (US);
Chad P. Boudreaux, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Matthew D. Holcomb, Lebanon, OH (US);
Thomas W. Lytle, IV, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Matthew C. Miller, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Charles J. Scheib, Loveland, OH (US);
Bret W. Smith, Kings Mills, OH (US);
Yi-Lan Wang, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Donald F. Wilson, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Edward A. Rhad, Fairfield, OH (US);
Kreena R. Modi, Akron, OH (US);
Joseph Zavatsky, Flemington, NJ (US);
Aron O. Zingman, Cambridge, MA (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A surgical instrument includes a handle portion, a shaft housing a firing bar, an end effector comprising an anvil, a lower jaw, and a stapling and severing assembly responsive to a longitudinal closing motion produced by the handle portion and the shaft. The lower jaw is configured to receive a removable cartridge. The cartridge includes a housing, a plurality of staples disposed in the housing, and a deck disposed over the plurality of staples. The deck defines apertures, with each aperture being substantially disposed over each staple. The cartridge further includes an agent. The firing bar is operable to assist with releasing the agent onto a severed line of tissue when the firing bar is advanced.