Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Surgical staple cartridge staple drivers with central support features
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Application No.: US14843216Application Date: 2015-09-02
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Publication No.: US10251648B2Publication Date: 2019-04-09
- Inventor: Jason L. Harris , Frederick E. Shelton, IV
- Applicant: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC
- Applicant Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Assignee: Ethicon LLC
- Current Assignee: Ethicon LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Main IPC: A61B17/10
- IPC: A61B17/10 ; A61B17/068 ; A61B17/072

Abstract:
A surgical staple driver. A driver body is configured to be slidably supported in a surgical staple cartridge. The driver body comprises at least two staple support members. Each staple support member is configured to operably support a corresponding staple thereon. The driver body further comprises a first camming surface and a second camming surface that is spaced from the second camming surface. The driver body further comprises at least one aperture that is configured to slidably receive therein a corresponding driver guide formed in the staple cartridge.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170056013A1 SURGICAL STAPLE CARTRIDGE STAPLE DRIVERS WITH CENTRAL SUPPORT FEATURES Public/Granted day:2017-03-02
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