Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Staple cartridge comprising multiple regions
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Application No.: US15456032Application Date: 2017-03-10
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Publication No.: US10463372B2Publication Date: 2019-11-05
- Inventor: Frederick E. Shelton, IV , Jerome R. Morgan , Jeffrey S. Swayze , Charles J. Scheib , Steven G. Hall
- Applicant: Ethicon 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 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/064 ; A61B17/072 ; A61B17/115 ; A61B17/29 ; A61B17/068 ; A61B90/00 ; A61B17/32 ; A61B17/295 ; A61B17/04 ; A61B90/92
Abstract:
A staple cartridge has a plurality of staples, wherein each said staple comprises a base and a deformable leg extending from said base. The staple cartridge has a first region comprising a first hardness, a second region, and a third region comprising a hardness greater than said first hardness, wherein said third region is separable into a plurality of pieces.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170311950A1 STAPLE CARTRIDGE COMPRISING A RELEASABLE PORTION Public/Granted day:2017-11-02
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