Surgical instrument and loading unit for use therewith
First Claim
1. A surgical stapling instrument, comprising:
- an endoscopic portion; and
a tool assembly extending generally distally from the endoscopic portion, the tool assembly having a pair of jaw members and a drive assembly disposed for movement through the jaw members, at least one of the jaw members being movable with respect to the other between an open position and an approximated position for engaging body tissue therebetween, the drive assembly including a dynamic clamping member having an upper beam, a lower beam, and a vertical beam, the upper beam having an upper surface and a lower surface where a distance between the upper surface and the lower surface defines an upper beam height, and the lower beam having a lower beam upper surface and a lower beam lower surface where a distance between the lower beam upper surface and the lower beam lower surface defines a lower beam height, the upper beam height being less than the lower beam height.
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Abstract
A surgical instrument is disclosed. The surgical instrument includes a handle assembly, a drive assembly, an endoscopic portion, a pair of jaw members, a dynamic clamping member, and a tissue stop. The drive assembly is disposed in mechanical cooperation with a movable handle of the handle assembly. The endoscopic portion defines a first longitudinal axis. The jaw members are each longitudinally curved with respect to the longitudinal axis. The dynamic clamping member is disposed in mechanical cooperation with a distal portion of the drive assembly and includes an upper beam, a lower beam, and a vertical beam having a cutting edge on a distal portion thereof. At least a portion of the dynamic clamping member is longitudinally curved with respect to the longitudinal axis. The tissue stop is disposed adjacent a distal portion of the first jaw member and configured to impede tissue from distally escaping the jaw members.
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14 Claims
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1. A surgical stapling instrument, comprising:
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an endoscopic portion; and a tool assembly extending generally distally from the endoscopic portion, the tool assembly having a pair of jaw members and a drive assembly disposed for movement through the jaw members, at least one of the jaw members being movable with respect to the other between an open position and an approximated position for engaging body tissue therebetween, the drive assembly including a dynamic clamping member having an upper beam, a lower beam, and a vertical beam, the upper beam having an upper surface and a lower surface where a distance between the upper surface and the lower surface defines an upper beam height, and the lower beam having a lower beam upper surface and a lower beam lower surface where a distance between the lower beam upper surface and the lower beam lower surface defines a lower beam height, the upper beam height being less than the lower beam height. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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