Apparatus and method to apply buttress to end effector of surgical stapler via fixed base

US11766261B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Cilag GmbH International · CH

Inventors

• Gregory J. Bakos · Mason, US
• Michael J. Vendely · Lebanon, US
• Mark S. Zeiner · Milford, US
• Heather Strang · West Chester, US
• Pamela M. Ridgley · Bloomington, US
• Christopher A. Denzinger · Cincinnati, US
• Christopher Q. Seow · Cincinnati, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 16, 2020
• Grant date: Sep 26, 2023
• Expiry date: Sep 16, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2017/07285
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An apparatus includes a body with a first body portion, a second body portion opposed from the first body portion, and a connecting portion that couples a proximal end of the first body portion with a proximal end of the second body portion. The connecting portion is configured to permit the first and second body portions to move toward and away from one another between a plurality of angular orientations. The first and second body portions define a distally opening angle. A first adjunct element and a second adjunct element are disposed on outwardly facing surfaces of the first and second body portions. The first and second body portions may be fixed in each of the angular orientations and may simultaneously apply the first and second adjunct elements to first and second jaws, respectively, of a surgical stapler end effector.