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Method of using a powered stapling device

US11896218B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6,505References

28Claims

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Assignee

Cilag GmbH International · CH

Inventors

Gregory J. Bakos · Mason, US
Devanathan Raghavan · Mason, US
Geoffrey C. Hueil · Cincinnati, US
Anil K. Nalagatla · Mason, US
Frederick E. Shelton, IV · Hillsboro, US
Jason L. Harris · Lebanon, US
Adam D. Hensel · Cincinnati, US
Seth D. Holdmeyer · Cincinnati, US
Kevin M. Fiebig · Cincinnati, US
Tylor C. Muhlenkamp · Cincinnati, US
Chester O. Baxter, III · Loveland, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 24, 2021
Grant date	Feb 13, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 24, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/2927
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surgical stapling assembly is disclosed. The surgical stapling assembly can include a first jaw, a second jaw, an articulation joint, a closure drive comprising a first flexible rotary drive extending through the articulation joint, and a firing drive comprising a second flexible rotary drive extending through the articulation joint and rotatable independent of the first flexible rotary drive. The surgical stapling assembly can further include a 3D-printed component.

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