TISSUE STAPLER ANVIL FEATURE TO PREVENT PREMATURE JAW OPENING

An apparatus for stapling tissue, the apparatus comprising a stapling head assembly. The stapling head assembly comprises a staple driver, a pointed rod, and an anvil detection feature. The staple driver is configured to be actuated distally relative to the pointed rod to drive a plurality of staple...

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Main Authors DUNKI-JACOBS, Adam R, BAXTER, Chester O., III, CHEKAN, Edward G, BAKER, Kent P, SHURTLEFF, Carl J, MILLER, Christopher C, SERBER, Julia F, VASUDEVAN, Venkataramanan Mandakolathur, ALEXANDER, Johnny H., III, MORGAN, Jerome R, KIMBALL, Cory G, HUNT, John V, SCHOWALTER, Joseph P, JAMISON, Barry T, HENDERSON, Cortney E, FELDER, Kevin D, WEIZMAN, Patrick A, YOUNG, Joseph E, SWINDON, Patrick J, CUMMINGS, John F
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LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 14.12.2022
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HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Summary:An apparatus for stapling tissue, the apparatus comprising a stapling head assembly. The stapling head assembly comprises a staple driver, a pointed rod, and an anvil detection feature. The staple driver is configured to be actuated distally relative to the pointed rod to drive a plurality of staples out of the stapling head assembly. The anvil detection feature is configured to engage the staple driver to prevent it from moving distally relative to the pointed rod in the absence of a seated anvil.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20220188301