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Buttress systems and methods for surgical stapling devices and end effectors

US11197672B2 · kind B2 · utility

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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	Dec 14, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 10, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F5/0083
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

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.

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