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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
May. 04, 2015
Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Jerome R. Morgan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Taylor W. Aronhalt, Loveland, OH (US);
Gregory W. Johnson, Milford, OH (US);
Chester O. Baxter, III, Loveland, OH (US);
Joseph E. Young, Loveland, OH (US);
Barry C. Worrell, Centerville, OH (US);
Christopher J. Schall, Mason, OH (US);
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
An end effector for stapling and cutting tissue is disclosed. The end effector comprises a housing, staples removably stored in the housing, a cutting portion configured to cut the tissue, and a collapsible ring. The ring is deployable between a first configuration and a second configuration to engage the tissue. The end effector further comprises an actuator configured to deploy the ring between the first configuration and the second configuration and pull the tissue within the cutting portion after the ring has been engaged with the tissue.