Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Curved tip surgical stapler buttress assembly applicator with proximal alignment features
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Application No.: US16235670Application Date: 2018-12-28
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Publication No.: US10905424B2Publication Date: 2021-02-02
- Inventor: Gregory J. Bakos , Jason L. Harris , Pamela M. Ridgley , Frederick E. Shelton, IV , Michael J. Vendely , Mark S. Zeiner
- Applicant: Ethicon LLC
- Applicant Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Assignee: Ethicon LLC
- Current Assignee: Ethicon LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Agency: Frost Brown Todd LLC
- Main IPC: A61B17/072
- IPC: A61B17/072 ; A61B17/068 ; A61B17/29

Abstract:
A buttress applier cartridge assembly includes buttress assemblies and a buttress applier cartridge for use with an end effector of a surgical stapler. The buttress assemblies each include a buttress to support a staple formed therein as well an adhesive for adhering to the end effector. The buttress applier cartridge includes a housing, a platform that extends longitudinally and supports the buttress assemblies, and an opening to accommodate a curved tip of the end effector when clamping the end effector onto the platform to transfer the buttress assemblies to the end effector. A proximal alignment feature of the buttress applier cartridge contacts the end effector to align the end effector with the buttress assemblies prior to attaching the buttress assemblies to the end effector.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200205827A1 CURVED TIP SURGICAL STAPLER BUTTRESS ASSEMBLY APPLICATOR WITH PROXIMAL ALIGNMENT FEATURES Public/Granted day:2020-07-02
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