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Surgical end effector

  • US 20050096670A1
  • Filed: 10/31/2003
  • Published: 05/05/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A surgical end effector, comprising:

  • an anvil movable between a first position and a second position, the anvil having a concave anvil surface; and

    a convex mating surface;

    wherein the anvil clamps a tissue structure between the anvil surface and the mating surface when in the second position, and wherein the mating surface has a different radius of curvature than the anvil surface.

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