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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2015
Standard Bariatrics, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jonathan Thompson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Ben Thompson, Blue Ash, OH (US);
Richard P. Nuchols, Williamsburg, OH (US);
Russell L. Holscher, Maineville, OH (US);
Standard Bariatrics, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
An end effector for use by a surgeon to staple an anatomical structure of a patient during a surgical procedure includes an anvil and a cartridge. Each of the anvil and the cartridge has a face that is positionable on the anatomical structure. The anvil is coupled the cartridge at first and second ends. The anvil is movable relative to the cartridge to define a first gap between the faces at the first ends that is less than a second gap between the faces at the second ends. A stapling device includes the end effector coupled to a manipulator via a shaft. The manipulator is accessible to the surgeon. The surgeon uses a clamping mechanism to selectively move the anvil and the cartridge to clamp the anatomical structure.