End effectors for a surgical cutting and stapling instrument

• Main Authors: ZWOLINSKI ANDREW M, TIMM RICHARD W, SWAYZE JEFFREY S, PARIHAR SHAILENDRA K, HUEIL GEOFFREY C, SMITH BRET W, WEISENBURGH II WILLIAM B, SCHEIB CHARLES J, UTH JOSHUA R, ARMSTRONG GLEN A, MESSERLY JEFFREY D, KORVICK DONNA L, MORGAN JEROME R, TANGUAY RANDALL J, HALL STEVEN G, BRUEWER DEAN B, ROBERTSON GALEN C, DOLL KEVIN R, BLAIR GREGORY B, KOLATA RONALD J, KELLY WILLIAM D, HOFFMAN DOUGLAS B, ORTIZ MARK S, HUITEMA THOMAS W, MOORE KYLE P, WEIZMAN PATRICK A, RANSICK MARK H, SHELTON IV FREDERICK E
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 03.10.2012
• Subjects: DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; SURGERY

In various embodiments, an anvil of a disposable loading unit including a first member having staple pockets for deforming staples, a first cover plate secured to the first member, and a second cover plate secured to at least one of the first member and the first cover plate, wherein the first and second cover plates can be configured to support the first member. In at least one embodiment, an anvil can include a first member inserted into a second member, where at least one of the first and second members can be deformed to retain one to the other. In various embodiments, a surgical staplinginstrument can include a disposable loading unit comprising a staple cartridge, an anvil, and a sleeve, wherein the sleeve can be configured to be slid relative to the staple cartridge and the anvil to hold the anvil in a closed position.