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Buttress applicator system for surgical stapler

US12178433B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Cilag GmbH International · CH

Inventors

William C. Ryle · Williamstown, US
Evan N. Stambler · West Chester, US
Kirsten N. W. Chenery · Loveland, US
Daniel J. Mumaw · Milford, US
Tiffany M. Warner · Cincinnati, US
Clinton Denlinger · Cincinnati, US
Mark T. Larson · Cincinnati, US
Tony C. Siebel · Cincinnati, US
Pamela M. Ridgley · Bloomington, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 31, 2022
Grant date	Dec 31, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 24, 2043

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2090/0811
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus includes a body having an interior space sized and shaped to receive a surgical stapler end effector in an open state in combination with an adjunct applicator that includes an adjunct. The apparatus further includes a closure member movably coupled with the body. The closure member is actuatable to close the surgical stapler end effector onto the adjunct applicator so that the adjunct is applied to a stapling surface of the surgical stapler end effector.

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