Surgical staple cartridge with compression feature at knife slot

US10314580B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ethicon, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Charles J. Scheib · Loveland, US
• Jeffrey S. Swayze · Hamilton, US
• Adam R. Dunki-Jacobs · Cincinnati, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 28, 2015
• Grant date: Jun 11, 2019
• Expiry date: Jul 22, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2017/2929
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An apparatus includes a body, a shaft assembly, an end effector, and a staple cartridge. The end effector includes an anvil and a lower jaw. The anvil is pivotable toward the lower jaw to capture tissue between the anvil and the lower jaw. The staple cartridge is coupled with the lower jaw. The staple cartridge includes a deck and a plurality of staples. The deck faces the anvil. The anvil or the deck (or both) includes a compressible that extends toward the other of the anvil or the deck. The compressible feature of the anvil of the deck is configured to compress tissue against the other of the anvil or the deck.