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Surgical instrument

US9918704B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Ethicon, Inc. · US

Inventors

Frederick E. Shelton, IV · Hillsboro, US
Jerome R. Morgan · Cincinnati, US
Taylor W. Aronhalt · Loveland, US
Gregory W. Johnson · Milford, US
Chester O. Baxter, III · Loveland, US
Joseph E. Young · Loveland, US
Barry C. Worrell · Maineville, US
Christopher J. Schall · Cincinnati, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 4, 2015
Grant date	Mar 20, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 24, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF04C2270/0421
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An end effector for stapling and cutting tissue is disclosed. The end effector comprises a housing, staples removably stored in the housing, a cutting portion configured to cut the tissue, and a collapsible ring. The ring is deployable between a first configuration and a second configuration to engage the tissue. The end effector further comprises an actuator configured to deploy the ring between the first configuration and the second configuration and pull the tissue within the cutting portion after the ring has been engaged with the tissue.

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