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Surgical stapling device with dissecting tip

  • US 9,039,736 B2
  • Filed: 02/25/2008
  • Issued: 05/26/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical stapling device comprising:

  • an elongated body portion;

    an end effector including an anvil assembly movably supported in relation to a cartridge assembly between an open position and a clamped position, the cartridge assembly having a plurality of staples supported therein;

    a dissecting tip extending distally from a distal end of the cartridge assembly and towards the anvil assembly in the distal direction, the dissecting tip having a blunt distal end configured to separate target tissue from certain tissue.

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