Devices and methods for removably coupling a cartridge to an end effector of a surgical device

US9700320B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ethicon, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Brian F. DiNardo · Cincinnati, US
• Mark D. Overmyer · Cincinnati, US
• John S. Kimsey · Walton, US
• Sol A. Posada · Lansdale, US
• Frederick E. Shelton, IV · Hillsboro, US
• Jerome R. Morgan · Cincinnati, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 2, 2014
• Grant date: Jul 11, 2017
• Expiry date: Oct 10, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2090/0808
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Devices and methods are provided for removably coupling a cartridge to an end effector of a surgical device. In general, one of a cartridge and a surgical device can include at least one mating element, and the other of the cartridge and the surgical device can include at least one engagement feature configured to removably engage the at least one mating element. The engagement of the at least one mating element and the at least one engagement feature can help ensure that the cartridge is fully mated to the surgical device such that the surgical device can properly fire fasteners disposed within the cartridge. The engagement of the at least one mating element and the at least one engagement feature can be configured to provide a positive indication that the cartridge is fully seated in an end effector of the surgical device.