Surgical stapling device
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1. An anvil assembly comprising:
- an anvil head and a center rod extending from the anvil head, the center rod including a plurality of spaced apertures and a marker, each of the plurality of spaced apertures being configured to receive a suture, the marker being positioned between adjacent apertures of the plurality of spaced apertures and being visually distinct from an outer surface of the center rod.
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Abstract
A surgical stapling device an elongated body portion having proximal and distal portions, and a head portion positioned adjacent the distal portion of the elongated body portion. The head portion includes a shell assembly and an anvil assembly movable relative to the shell assembly between un-approximated and approximated positions. The anvil assembly includes a center rod and an anvil head connected to the center rod. The center rod includes at least one aperture extending transversely therethrough and configured and dimensioned to receive a flexible member such that the flexible member extends transversely through the center rod.
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1. An anvil assembly comprising:
an anvil head and a center rod extending from the anvil head, the center rod including a plurality of spaced apertures and a marker, each of the plurality of spaced apertures being configured to receive a suture, the marker being positioned between adjacent apertures of the plurality of spaced apertures and being visually distinct from an outer surface of the center rod. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A surgical stapling device comprising:
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an elongated body portion having a proximal end and a distal end; a head portion supported on the distal end of the elongated body portion, the head portion including a shell assembly and an anvil assembly, the anvil assembly including an anvil head and a center rod extending from the anvil head, the center rod including a plurality of spaced apertures and a marker, each of the plurality of spaced apertures being configured to receive a suture, the marker being positioned between adjacent apertures of the plurality of spaced apertures and being visually distinct from an outer surface of the center rod. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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