Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method to apply buttress to end effector of surgical stapler via fixed base
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Application No.: US17022186Application Date: 2020-09-16
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Publication No.: US11766261B2Publication Date: 2023-09-26
- Inventor: Gregory J. Bakos , Michael J. Vendely , Mark S. Zeiner , Heather Strang , Pamela M. Ridgley , Christopher A. Denzinger , Christopher Q. Seow
- Applicant: Cilag GmbH International
- Applicant Address: CH Zug
- Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
- Current Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
- Current Assignee Address: CH Zug
- Agency: Frost Brown Todd LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/072
- IPC: A61B17/072 ; A61B17/00

Abstract:
An apparatus includes a body with a first body portion, a second body portion opposed from the first body portion, and a connecting portion that couples a proximal end of the first body portion with a proximal end of the second body portion. The connecting portion is configured to permit the first and second body portions to move toward and away from one another between a plurality of angular orientations. The first and second body portions define a distally opening angle. A first adjunct element and a second adjunct element are disposed on outwardly facing surfaces of the first and second body portions. The first and second body portions may be fixed in each of the angular orientations and may simultaneously apply the first and second adjunct elements to first and second jaws, respectively, of a surgical stapler end effector.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220079592A1 APPARATUS AND METHOD TO APPLY BUTTRESS TO END EFFECTOR OF SURGICAL STAPLER VIA FIXED BASE Public/Granted day:2022-03-17
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