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Devices and methods for sealing staples in tissue

US9924946B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

Ethicon, Inc. · US

Inventors

Michael J. Vendely · Lebanon, US
Frederick E. Shelton, IV · Hillsboro, US
Bret W. Smith · South Lebanon, US
Gregory J. Bakos · Mason, US
Simon Cohn · Lebanon, US
Adam R. Dunki-Jacobs · Cincinnati, US
John Matonick · Pequest, US
Jason L. Harris · Lebanon, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 10, 2014
Grant date	Mar 27, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 11, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB05C17/00516
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Devices and methods for applying sealants to surgical instruments. In one embodiment, a surgical device is described that can include at least one nozzle formed at a proximal end of the device that is configured to receive a sealant, as well as an applicator formed at a distal end of the device that is configured to deliver the sealant received by the at least one nozzle. The applicator can be configured to interface with at least one of a first and second jaw of a surgical stapler such that the sealant delivered from the applicator can be deposited into a plurality of openings formed in the surgical stapler.

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