US Patent:
20230048389, Feb 16, 2023
Inventors:
- Zug, CH
John S. Kimsey - Walton KY, US
Morgan R. Hunter - Cincinnati OH, US
Cory G. Kimball - Hamilton OH, US
Gregory J. Bakos - Mason OH, US
Christopher Q. Seow - Cincinnati OH, US
Pierre R. Mesnil - Newport KY, US
Laura A. Downing - Cincinnati OH, US
Jeffery D. Bruns - Cincinnati OH, US
Ryan W. McGhee - Cincinnati OH, US
John E. Feds - Milford OH, US
Michael J. Stokes - Cincinnati OH, US
International Classification:
A61B 17/115
A61B 17/11
Abstract:
A surgical stapling instrument includes an anvil defining a plurality of staple forming pockets and a stapling head assembly configured to drive a plurality of staples against the staple forming pockets of the anvil. The stapling head assembly comprises a coupling member configured to actuate the anvil relative to the stapling head assembly, a firing assembly configured to drive the plurality of staples against the staple forming pockets of the anvil, and a deck member. The deck member includes a deck surface extending radially between an inner circular edge and an outer circular edge, and a plurality of staple openings extending through the deck surface. The plurality of staple openings define at least one cross shape.