SURGICAL STAPLER BUTTRESS APPLICATOR WITH DATA COMMUNICATION

• Main Authors: VENDELY, Michael J, SCHELLIN, Emily A, BARTON, Trevor J, TURNER, Prudence A, HARRIS, Jason L, HALL, Steven G, SCHEIB, Charles J, ZEINER, Mark S
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 05.01.2022
• Subjects: DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; SURGERY

A buttress applier cartridge includes a housing, a platform, a buttress assembly, and a data communication feature. The housing defines a gap that is configured to receive a portion of an end effector of a surgical stapler. A portion of the platform is exposed in the gap defined by the housing. The...