Stapling systems and methods for surgical devices and end effectors

US10687814B2 · 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: Jun 23, 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 an end effector including an anvil, the anvil having an anvil face, an anvil blade channel defined by the anvil face, a first pocket row of first row staple pockets, a second pocket row of second row staple pockets, a third pocket row of third row staple pockets, a fourth pocket row of fourth row staple pockets, a fifth pocket row of fifth row staple pockets, a sixth pocket row of sixth row staple pockets, a cartridge having a cartridge face defining a cartridge blade channel, the cartridge being configured to retain a plurality of staples, and a blade, the blade having a cutting edge, where the blade is movable from a first position at a distal end of the cartridge to a second position at a proximal end of the cartridge.