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Surgical stapling device with a curved end effector

US9655624B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Ethicon, Inc. · US

Inventors

Frederick E. Shelton, IV · Hillsboro, US
Jerome R. Morgan · Cincinnati, US
Stephen J. Balek · Springboro, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 30, 2013
Grant date	May 23, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 27, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2090/08021
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In various embodiments, an end effector for cutting and stapling tissue is disclosed. The end effector comprises a first jaw and a second jaw, wherein one of the first jaw and the second jaw comprises a plurality of staple cavities arranged in a plurality of curved staple cavity rows, wherein the second jaw is moveable relative to the first jaw between an open orientation and a closed orientation, and wherein the second jaw tilts and pivots toward the first jaw when the second jaw moves between the open orientation and the closed orientation. The end effector further comprises a plurality of staples removably positioned in the plurality of staple cavities.

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