SURGICAL STAPLING DEVICE WITH ADJUNCT MATERIAL APPLICATION FEATURE

• Main Authors: HOLCOMB, MATTHEW D, BALEK, STEPHEN J, WILSON, DONALD F., JR, MODI, KREENA R, MILLER, MATTHEW C, ZAVATSKY, JOSEPH, SMITH, BRET W, WANG, YI-LAN, BOUDREAUX, CHAD P, LYTLE, THOMAS W., IV, SCHEIB, CHARLES J, RHAD, EDWARD A, ZINGMAN, ARON O
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: 05.02.2015
• Subjects: DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; SURGERY

A surgical instrument includes a handle portion, a shaft housing a firing bar, an end effector comprising an anvil, a lower jaw, and a stapling and severing assembly responsive to a longitudinal closing motion produced by the handle portion and the shaft. The lower jaw is configured to receive a rem...