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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2011
Bret W. Smith, Kings Mills, OH (US);
Thomas W. Lytle, Iv, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Matthew C. Miller, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Yi-lan Wang, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Joseph Zavatsky, Flemington, NJ (US);
Kreena Modi, Akron, OH (US);
Aron O. Zingman, Cambridge, MA (US);
Bret W. Smith, Kings Mills, OH (US);
Thomas W. Lytle, IV, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Matthew C. Miller, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Yi-Lan Wang, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Joseph Zavatsky, Flemington, NJ (US);
Kreena Modi, Akron, OH (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 when in an open position. 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 instrument includes a movable buttress that is integral with the housing of the cartridge or integral with the lower jaw of the end effector. The buttress may attach to the anvil and include a portion to receive tissue. The receipt of tissue urges and moves the buttress proximally inwards to further encompass the tissue.