Dual staple cartridge for surgical stapler

DT Krumanaker, RJ Simms, E Goldberg… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
A surgical stapler includes and end effector configured to receive an upper staple cartridge
and a lower staple cartridge. The lower staple cartridge includes staple drivers disposed at a …

Attachment of surgical staple buttress to cartridge

GC Hueil, JV Hunt, VM Vasudevan, I Nur… - US Patent …, 2014 - Google Patents
A surgical instrument includes an end effector and a staple cartridge that is insertable into
the end effector. The staple cartridge includes a buttress material that is selectively coupled …

Surgical staple assembly with hemostatic feature

YL Wang, MC Miller, AO Zingman - US Patent 9,393,018, 2016 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A Surgical instrument includes a handleportion, a shaft hous ing a firing
bar, an end effector comprising an anvil, a lower jaw, and a stapling and severing assembly …

Fibrin pad matrix with suspended heat activated beads of adhesive

MC Miller, YL Wang, I Nur, AO Zingman - US Patent 8,814,025, 2014 - Google Patents
A Surgical instrument includes a handleportion, a shaft hous ing a firing bar, an end effector
comprising an anvil, a lower jaw, and a stapling and severing assembly responsive to a …

Device for applying adjunct in endoscopic procedure

BW Bear, TA Le, TW Lytle IV, MD Overmyer… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
Int. Cl. A modular end effector delivers a therapeutic agent onto A6 IB I7/04(2006.01) tissue
that has been severed and/or stapled. The end effector A6B 7/10(2006.01) is removably …

Surgical instrument with fluid fillable buttress

CP Boudreaux, SJ Balek, MD Holcomb… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
An apparatus comprises a surgical instrument and a buttress configured to hold a fluid
adhesive. In some versions, the buttress contains a two-part fluid adhesive where two fluid …

Adjunct therapy device having driver with cavity for hemostatic agent

CS Smith, GB Blair, IIWB Weisenburgh - US Patent 8,998,059, 2015 - Google Patents
An instrument is configured to receive a staple cartridge to Staple tissue and expel a fluid
from within a container in the staple cartridge. The staple cartridge has an upper deck …

Anvil cartridge for surgical fastening device

SJ Balek, CP Boudreaux, MD Holcomb… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A Surgical instrument includes a handleportion, a shaft hous ing a firing
bar, an end effector comprising an anvil, a lower jaw, and a stapling and severing assembly …

Resistive heated surgical staple cartridge with phase change sealant

DB Bruewer, CG Kimball, KJ Schmid… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
An apparatus for endoSurgical use includes an instrument having an end effector and a
staple cartridge insertable into the end effector. The staple cartridge includes staples, staple …

Surgical staple cartridge with self-dispensing staple buttress

BW Smith, TW Lytle IV, MC Miller, YL Wang… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A Surgical instrument includes a handleportion, a shaft hous ing a firing
bar, an end effector comprising an anvil, a lower jaw, and a stapling and severing assembly …