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Surgical stapling apparatus

US8657178B2 · kind B2 · utility

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1,355References

20Claims

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Assignee

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · US

Inventors

Geoffrey C. Hueil · Cincinnati, US
Mark S. Ortiz · Milford, US
Douglas B. Hoffman · Cadiz, US
Patrick A. Weizman · Monroe, US
Dean B. Bruewer · Lancaster, US
Frederick E. Shelton, IV · Hillsboro, US
Gregory B. Blair · Cincinnati, US
Chad P. Boudreaux · Cincinnati, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 9, 2013
Grant date	Feb 25, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 9, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2090/0813
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed is a disposable surgical stapling unit configured for use with an actuation device that has an elongated shaft assembly. The disposable surgical stapling unit may include a housing assembly and a staple cartridge carrier configured to operably support a staple cartridge, and a drive member operably supported within the staple cartridge carrier. The drive member may comprise a cutting edge to cut tissue and a proximal end configured for operable engagement with a control member operably supported within the elongated shaft assembly. The disposable surgical stapling unit may further include articulation joints operably supported between the housing assembly and the staple cartridge carrier for selectively articulating the staple cartridge carrier about multiple articulation axes.

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