Inventors:
Charles J. Scheib - Loveland OH, US
Geoffrey C. Hueil - Mason OH, US
Mark S. Ortiz - Milford OH, US
Douglas B. Hoffman - Harrison OH, US
Patrick A. Weizman - Liberty Township OH, US
Dean B. Bruewer - Fairfield OH, US
Kevin R. Doll - Mason OH, US
Bret W. Smith - Kings Mills OH, US
William D. Kelly - Mason OH, US
Ronald J. Kolata - Raleigh NC, US
Joshua R. Uth - Mason OH, US
Jerome R. Morgan - Cincinnati OH, US
Kyle P. Moore - Mason OH, US
Mark H. Ransick - West Chester OH, US
Steven G. Hall - Cincinnati OH, US
Randall J. Tanguay - Lebanon OH, US
Jeffrey D. Messerly - Cincinnati OH, US
Galen C. Robertson - Cincinnati OH, US
Andrew M. Zwolinski - Cincinnati OH, US
Jeffrey S. Swayze - Hamilton OH, US
Thomas W. Huitema - Cincinnati OH, US
Glen A. Armstrong - Hamilton OH, US
Shailendra K. Parihar - Mason OH, US
Donna L. Korvick - Maineville OH, US
Richard W. Timm - Cincinnati OH, US
Gregory B. Blair - Cincinnati OH, US
Assignee:
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. - Cincinnati OH
International Classification:
A61B 17/068
Abstract:
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 cover plate, wherein the first and second cover plates can be configured to support the first member. In at least one embodiment, an anvil can include a first member inserted into a second member, where at least one of the first and second members can be deformed to retain one to the other. In various embodiments, a surgical stapling instrument can include a disposable loading unit comprising a staple cartridge, an anvil, and a sleeve, wherein the sleeve can be configured to be slid relative to the staple cartridge and the anvil to hold the anvil in a closed position.