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Interconnected joint segments forming drive tube for stapling assembly

US12343013B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Cilag GmbH International · CH

Inventors

Frederick E. Shelton, IV · Hillsboro, US
Jeffrey S. Swayze · Hamilton, US
Jerome R. Morgan · Cincinnati, US
Chester O. Baxter, III · Loveland, US
John L. Stammen · Cincinnati, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 20, 2019
Grant date	Jul 1, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 7, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/2929
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Surgical end effectors and fastener cartridges having firing lockout arrangements for preventing or limit a firing stroke when a cartridge has not been operably installed in the end effector or a spent cartridge has not been replaced.

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