SMALL DIAMETER CARTRIDGE DESIGN FOR A SURGICAL STAPLING INSTRUMENT
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Abstract
An end effector includes a first jaw, a second jaw, and a cartridge. The first cartridge includes a sled and the second jaw includes an anvil. The first and second jaws are moveable relative to one another. The cartridge is disposed on the first jaw and has a plurality of staples. The sled is configured to engage each staple to the plurality of staples to eject the plurality of staples from the cartridge as the sled is longitudinally translated through the cartridge. A loading unit is also disclosed including an elongated body and an end effector that is articulable relative to the end effector. The end effector and the elongated body of the loading unit are configured to pass or fit through a 5 mm opening.
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40 Claims
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21. An end effector comprising:
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a first jaw including a sled; a second jaw including an anvil, the first and second jaws movable relative to one another; and a cartridge disposed on the first jaw and having staples, the sled configured to directly engage at least one staple to eject the at least one staple from the cartridge as the sled translates longitudinally through the cartridge. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A loading unit comprising:
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an elongated body having proximal and distal ends; and an end effector disposed at the distal end of elongated body, the end effector including; a first jaw including a sled; a second jaw including an anvil, the first and second jaws movable relative to one another; and a cartridge disposed on the first jaw and having staples, the sled configured to directly engage at least one staple to eject the at least one staple from the cartridge as the sled translates longitudinally through the cartridge. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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36. A method of joining tissue, the method comprising:
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clamping tissue between first and second jaws of a surgical instrument; and translating a sled through a cartridge of the first jaw, the sled directly contacting a staple to eject the staple from the cartridge towards the second jaw. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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