Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Staple forming pocket arrangement to accommodate different types of staples
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Application No.: US16745828Application Date: 2020-01-17
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Publication No.: US11350934B2Publication Date: 2022-06-07
- Inventor: Gregory J. Bakos , Frederick E. Shelton, IV , Jason L. Harris , Jerome R. Morgan
- Applicant: Ethicon LLC
- Applicant Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Assignee: Ethicon LLC
- Current Assignee: Ethicon LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Main IPC: A61B17/072
- IPC: A61B17/072 ; A61B34/30 ; A61B90/00 ; A61B17/064 ; A61B17/068 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/29

Abstract:
A surgical stapling system is disclosed. In various embodiments, the system comprises a staple cartridge attachment portion, a first staple cartridge configured to be operably attached to the cartridge attachment portion, wherein the first cartridge comprises a plurality of first staples comprising first staple legs, and a second staple cartridge configured to be operably attached to the cartridge attachment portion in lieu of the first cartridge, wherein the second cartridge comprises a plurality of second staples comprising second staple legs, and wherein the second staples are different than the first staples. The system further comprises an anvil comprising a tissue-engaging surface and a plurality of forming pockets defined in the surface, wherein each pocket comprises a first landing zone configured to receive a leg of a first staple of the first cartridge and a second landing zone configured to receive a leg of a second staple of the second cartridge.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200229816A1 STAPLE FORMING POCKET ARRANGEMENT TO ACCOMMODATE DIFFERENT TYPES OF STAPLES Public/Granted day:2020-07-23
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