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END EFFECTORS, SURGICAL STAPLING DEVICES, AND METHODS OF USING SAME

  • US 20180199939A1
  • Filed: 03/13/2018
  • Published: 07/19/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An end effector for use by a surgeon to staple an anatomical structure of a patient during a minimally invasive procedure, the anatomical structure having a first side and a second side, the end effector comprising:

  • an anvil that includes a first end, a second end, and a face that is positionable on the first side of the anatomical structure;

    a cartridge that is configured to house a plurality of staples and that includes a first end, a second end, and a face that is positionable on the second side of the anatomical structure; and

    an engagement element that movably couples the first end of the anvil to the first end of the cartridge to transition the end effector from a first open position to a second closed position; and

    a knife, having a first flange, a second flange, and a web including a cutting edge connecting the first flange and the second flange;

    wherein the second end of the anvil is movably coupled to the second end of the cartridge, each of the anvil and the cartridge is insertable through a trocar, and the end effector is remotely operable from outside the patient with at least a portion of one of the anvil and the cartridge being movable toward the other to clamp the end effector.

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