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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186558 | Locking mechanism for use with loading units A loading unit configured for engagement with a surgical instrument having a firing rod is disclosed. The loading unit comprises a proximal body portion, a tool assembly, and a knife assembly. The tool assembly is disposed in mechanical cooperation with the proximal... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8186559 | Expanding parallel jaw device for use with an electromechanical driver device A cutting and stapling device for use as an attachment to an electromechanical device driver comprises an upper jaw and a lower jaw which separate and close against one another in a continuously parallel alignment. The upper jaw includes a series of staple guides co... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8172123 | Surgical stapling head assembly with a rotary cutter A rotary cutter head for a surgical stapling instrument includes a staple cartridge, an annular cutter, a staple-pushing seat and a staple chamber. The staple-pushing seat and the annular cutter are connected by a bearing structure and provided with guide projection... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172124 | Surgical instrument having recording capabilities A surgical instrument. The surgical instrument has an end effector and a trigger in communication with the end effector. The surgical instrument also has a first sensor and an externally accessible memory device in communication with the first sensor. The first sens... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8167186 | Surgical stapling device A surgical device is disclosed which includes a handle portion, a central body portion and a SULU. The SULU includes a proximal body portion, an intermediate pivot member and a tool assembly. The intermediate pivot member is pivotally secured to the proximal body po... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8157153 | Surgical instrument with force-feedback capabilities A surgical instrument. The surgical instrument has an end effector and a trigger in communication with the end effector. The surgical instrument also has a first sensor and an externally accessible memory device in communication with the first sensor. The first sens... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8136713 | Surgical stapling instrument having transducer effecting vibrations An end effector for a surgical instrument includes a cartridge assembly housing a plurality of fasteners, an anvil assembly operatively connected to the cartridge assembly, and a transducer operably connected to at least one of the cartridge assembly and the anvil a... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8118208 | Expanding parallel jaw device for use with an electromechanical driver device A cutting and stapling device for use as an attachment to an electromechanical device driver comprises an upper jaw and a lower jaw which separate and close against one another in a continuously parallel alignment. The upper jaw includes a series of staple guides co... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118207 | Surgical stapling device A surgical device is disclosed which includes a handle portion, a central body portion and a SULU. The SULU includes a proximal body portion, an intermediate pivot member and a tool assembly. The intermediate pivot member is pivotally secured to the proximal body po... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8113410 | Surgical stapling apparatus with control features A surgical stapling apparatus. Various embodiments include a rotatable elongated body that extends from a rotatable shroud on handle assembly and has a distal end configured for attachment to a disposable loading unit. The apparatus further includes a lockable rotat... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8087563 | Surgical stapling apparatus A surgical stapling device particularly suited for endoscopic procedures is described. The device includes a handle assembly and an elongated body extending distally from the handle assembly. The distal end of the elongated body is adapted to engage a disposable loa... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8083120 | End effector for use with a surgical cutting and stapling instrument An end effector for a surgical cutting and stapling instrument. In various embodiments, the end effector may include an elongate channel that is configured to support a staple cartridge therein and which is also operably coupled to a surgical cutting and stapling in... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8074862 | Knife/firing rod connection for surgical instrument A surgical instrument including a frame, an elongate portion, a firing rod and an end effector is disclosed. The elongate portion extends distally from the frame and defines a longitudinal axis. The firing rod is disposed at least partially with the elongate portion... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8074860 | Hollow tissue inosculation apparatus A hollow tissue inosculation apparatus is to inosculate two hollow tissues to each other with a staple having a plurality of elastically deformable bent staple pins. The hollow tissue inosculation apparatus includes a staple holder to hold the staple, a curvature co... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8074861 | Surgical fastener applying apparatus The present disclosure relates to surgical fastener applying apparatus for sequentially applying a plurality of surgical fasteners to body tissue. The surgical fastener applying apparatus includes a replaceable cartridge assembly receivable in a distal end portion o... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8070038 | Surgical instrument with pivotable jaw member A surgical instrument for surgically joining tissue is disclosed. The surgical instrument includes a handle assembly, an elongated portion extending distally from the handle assembly and defining a longitudinal axis, and an end effector disposed adjacent a distal po... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8061577 | Tool assembly for a surgical stapling device A surgical stapling device including an independently rotatable tool assembly is disclosed. The tool assembly includes an anvil and a cartridge assembly which are movable in relation to each other between spaced and approximated positions. ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8056790 | Hollow tissue inosculation apparatus A hollow tissue inosculation apparatus is to inosculate two hollow tissues to each other with a staple having a plurality of elastically deformable bent staple pins. The hollow tissue inosculation apparatus includes a staple holder to hold the staple, a curvature co... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8056791 | Expanding parallel jaw device for use with an electromechanical driver device A cutting and stapling device for use as an attachment to an electromechanical device driver comprises an upper jaw and a lower jaw which separate and close against one another in a continuously parallel alignment. The upper jaw includes a series of staple guides co... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8056789 | Staple and feeder belt configurations for surgical stapler One exemplary surgical apparatus may include at least one carrier, staples fixed to a corresponding carrier, and a feeder belt to which at least one carrier is frangibly connected. Another exemplary surgical apparatus may include a staple holder, an anvil movably co... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8033442 | Tool assembly for a surgical stapling device A surgical stapling device including an independently rotatable tool assembly is disclosed. The tool assembly includes an anvil and a cartridge assembly which are movable in relation to each other between spaced and approximated positions. ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8020743 | Powered articulatable surgical cutting and fastening instrument with flexible drive member A surgical cutting and fastening instrument is disclosed. According to various embodiments, the instrument may include a handle assembly that has an elongate shaft attached thereto. An end effector that is configured to support a staple cartridge may be pivotally co... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8011555 | Surgical stapling apparatus A surgical stapling apparatus is provided and includes a cartridge assembly defining a tissue contacting surface and a longitudinally extending elongate slot; an anvil assembly defining a tissue contacting surface and a longitudinally extending elongate slot; a surg... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7992758 | Surgical device having a rotatable jaw portion A surgical device is provided that includes a jaw portion, having a first jaw in opposed correspondence with a second jaw, the second jaw including a surgical member. The surgical device may include a shaft portion coupled to a proximal end of the jaw portion and at... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7988028 | Surgical instrument having an asymmetric dynamic clamping member 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 mova... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7980443 | End effectors for a surgical cutting and stapling instrument In various embodiments, an anvil of a disposable loading unit including a first member having staple pockets for deforming staples, a first cover plate secured to the first member, and a second cover plate secured to at least one of the first member and the first co... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7967181 | Rotary knife cutting systems There are disclosed rotary cutting systems for use with circular surgical stapling devices. The rotary cutting systems generally include a circular knife blade and a mainspring for imparting rotary motion to the circular knife blade. A latch mechanism is provided to... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7959053 | Hollow tissue inosculation apparatus A hollow tissue inosculation apparatus is to inosculate two hollow tissues to each other with a staple having a plurality of elastically deformable bent staple pins. The hollow tissue inosculation apparatus includes a staple holder to hold the staple, a curvature co... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7922064 | Surgical fastening device with cutter Embodiments include a surgical device and a method. An embodiment of the surgical fastening device includes at least one grasping jaw, the at least one grasping jaw being adapted to deliver surgical fasteners by a force generated from a force generator mechanism tha... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7918377 | Surgical stapling instrument with apparatus for providing anvil position feedback Circular stapling instruments for cutting and applying one or more surgical staples to tissue are disclosed. The instruments include various forms of feedback systems designed to provide at least one mode of feedback to the surgeon when the anvil has been attached t... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7905381 | Surgical stapling instrument with cutting member arrangement A surgical stapling instrument including a first jaw member, a second jaw member, and a cutting member. In at least one form of the invention, the surgical stapling instrument can further include a housing which can at least partially extend over and/or around the c... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7896214 | Tissue stop for surgical instrument A surgical including a handle assembly, an elongated portion, an end effector, and a stop member is disclosed. The elongated portion extends distally from the handle assembly. The end effector is disposed adjacent a distal portion of the elongated portion and includ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7896215 | Device for full thickness resectioning of an organ Described is a full-thickness resection system which includes a control unit coupled to a proximal end of a flexible endoscope. The control unit remains outside of a body when the stapling head is in an operative position within a body lumen. The control unit includ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7845538 | Expanding parallel jaw device for use with an electromechanical driver device A cutting and stapling device for use as an attachment to an electromechanical device driver comprises an upper jaw and a lower jaw which separate and close against one another in a continuously parallel alignment. The upper jaw includes a series of staple guides co... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845537 | Surgical instrument having recording capabilities A surgical instrument. The surgical instrument has an end effector and a trigger in communication with the end effector. The surgical instrument also has a first sensor and an externally accessible memory device in communication with the first sensor. The first sens... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7841503 | Endoscopic device comprising linear staplers and a video camera on its distal end The invention is an endoscopic device comprising an elongated flexible insertion tube, either one or two linear staplers permanently fixed to the distal tip of the flexible insertion tube, and a video camera on the distal tip to provide real time viewing of the stap... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7793814 | Surgical stapling device A surgical device is disclosed which includes a handle portion, a central body portion and a SULU. The SULU includes a proximal body portion, an intermediate pivot member and a tool assembly. The intermediate pivot member is pivotally secured to the proximal body po... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7789283 | Knife/firing rod connection for surgical instrument A surgical instrument including a frame, an elongate portion, a firing rod and an end effector is disclosed. The elongate portion extends distally from the frame and defines a longitudinal axis. The firing rod is disposed at least partially with the elongate portion... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7770776 | Rotatable stapling head of a surgical stapler The present invention provides a rotatable stapling head of a surgical stapler, which comprises a staple cartridge (1), a staple driver (2), a scalpel (3), a compression rod (4), a staple casing (5) and a rotating assembly. The abo... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7762445 | Electrosurgical stapling apparatus An electrosurgical stapling apparatus is provided which uses thermogenic energy as well as surgical fasteners or staples for strengthening tissue, providing hemostasis, tissue joining or welding. The thermogenic energy also strengthens tissue in proximity to a stapl... | 07/27/2010 |
