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End effectors for surgical stapling instruments

US8925788B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · US

Inventors

Christopher J. Hess · Cincinnati, US
William B. Weisenburgh, II · Maineville, US
Carl J. Shurtleff · Mason, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 3, 2014
Grant date	Jan 6, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 3, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S227/902
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An end effector includes an anvil and a staple cartridge. The staple cartridge includes a first deck surface, a second deck surface, a plurality of first staple cavities arranged in a first row extending along the first deck surface, a plurality of second staple cavities arranged in a second row extending along the second deck surface, a plurality of third staple cavities arranged in a third row, a driven element, and a plurality of staples engaged with the driven element and deployed into the tissue. The plurality of staples include a first staple removably stored in the first row, a second staple removably stored in the second row, and a third staple removably stored in the third row.

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