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End effectors, surgical stapling devices, and methods of using same

US11096686B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims

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Assignee

STANDARD BARIATRICS, INC. · US

Inventors

Jonathan R. Thompson · Cincinnati, US
Bennie Thompson · Blue Ash, US
Richard P. Nuchols · Williamsburg, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 24, 2019
Grant date	Aug 24, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 15, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/2944
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An end effector for use by a surgeon to staple an anatomical structure of a patient during a minimally invasive procedure, the anatomical structure having a first side and a second side, the end effector including an anvil that includes a first end, a second end, and a face, and a cartridge that is configured to house a plurality of staples and that includes a first end, a second end, and a face, and an engagement element that movably couples the first end of the anvil to the first end of the cartridge, and a knife, the knife having a first flange, a second flange, and a web including a cutting edge, and where the second end of the anvil is movably coupled to the second end of the cartridge, each of the anvil and the cartridge is insertable through a trocar, and the end effector is remotely operable from outside the patient.

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