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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2013
Applicant:
Ethicon Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Inventors:
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Jerome R. Morgan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Stephen J. Balek, Springboro, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/105 (2013.01); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 17/32 (2013.01); A61B 17/320016 (2013.01); A61B 17/0686 (2013.01); A61B 17/07292 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0725 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07214 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07221 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07278 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2936 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2944 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2945 (2013.01); A61B 2090/08021 (2016.02);
Abstract
An end effector for use with a surgical instrument is disclosed. The end effector comprises a first jaw, a second jaw, a curved slot, and a cutting element. The cutting element comprises a laterally-offset cutting edge, a first camming surface, and a second camming surface. One of the first jaw and the second jaw comprises a plurality of staple cavities arranged in a plurality of curved staple cavity rows.
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