Surgical stapling devices and methods of using same

US10548597B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• STANDARD BARIATRICS, INC. · US

Inventors

• Adam R. Dunki-Jacobs · Cincinnati, US
• Jonathan R. Thompson · Cincinnati, US
• Richard P. Nuchols · Williamsburg, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 10, 2018
• Grant date: Feb 4, 2020
• Expiry date: Sep 10, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F5/0083
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Embodiments include a surgical instrument having an end effector, the end effector including a first jaw having a first end, a second end, and an anvil, the anvil having an anvil face, a second jaw having a first end, a second end, and a cartridge to house a plurality of staples, the cartridge having a cartridge face, a first coupling that couples the first end of the first jaw to the first end of the second jaw, and a second coupling that movably couples the second end of the first jaw to the second end of the second jaw, where the second coupling includes a rigid link, an elongate tube, where a distal end is coupled with the end effector, a handle, where a distal end of the handle is coupled with a proximal end of the elongate tube, and a drive assembly comprising a motor.