Patent
Tissue thickness compensator and method for making the same
Richard W. Timm,Mark D. Timmer,Tamara Widenhouse,Matthew M. Lang,John L. Stammen,Gary W. Knight,Christopher W. Widenhouse,II William B. Weisenburgh,Stephanie A. Mutchler,Mark H. Ransick,Katherine J. Schmid,Frederick E. Shelton,Chester O. Baxter +12 more
Reads0
Chats0
TLDR
In various embodiments, a tissue thickness compensator can comprise a film body formed from a continuous extruded shape and, in addition, a fibrous medicament core as discussed by the authors, which can be used to compensate for tissue thickness loss.Abstract:
In various embodiments, a tissue thickness compensator can comprise a film body formed from a continuous extruded shape and, in addition, a fibrous medicament core.read more
Citations
More filters
Patent
End effectors with same side closure and firing motions
TL;DR: In this article, a surgical end effector for use with a surgical stapler for stapling tissue is disclosed, which includes a frame portion, a staple cartridge comprising a plurality of staples, a first jaw member, a second jaw member and a rotation joint.
Patent
Staple cartridge comprising an implantable layer
Chester O. Baxter,Frederick E. Shelton,Jeffrey S. Swayze,Taylor W. Aronhalt,Katherine J. Schmid +4 more
TL;DR: In this article, a surgical end effector comprising a staple cartridge, an anvil, and a compressible portion intermediate the staple cartridge and the anvil is described, and the compressible part comprises a plurality of tubular members.
Patent
Surgical stapler having current mirror-based motor control
TL;DR: In this paper, a surgical stapler is configured to control a force applied to the drive system based on a current measured at a node of the current mirror circuit, which is electrically connected in parallel with the H-bridge circuit.
Patent
Surgical instrument comprising improved jaw control
TL;DR: In this paper, a first jaw comprising a first proximal end and a first distal end, a second jaw, comprising a second proximal and a second distal ends, and a pivot pin about which said second jaw is rotatable relative to said first jaw between an open position and a fully-closed position.
Patent
Staples configured to support an implantable adjunct
TL;DR: In this paper, a staple cartridge assembly consisting of a base, staple legs extending from the base, and a platform extending laterally from a base is described, which is configured to support the implantable layer when the staples are implanted into the tissue of a patient.
References
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Hydrogels for biomedical applications.
TL;DR: The composition and synthesis of hydrogels, the character of their absorbed water, and permeation of solutes within their swollen matrices are reviewed to identify the most important properties relevant to their biomedical applications.
Journal ArticleDOI
Environment-sensitive hydrogels for drug delivery
Yong Qiu,Kinam Park +1 more
TL;DR: Development of environmentally sensitive hydrogels with a wide array of desirable properties can be made is a formidable challenge, however, if the achievements of the past can be extrapolated into the future, it is highly likely that responsive hydrogelWith such properties can been made.
Patent
An electrosurgical instrument
TL;DR: In this article, an electrosurgical instrument for the treatment of tissue in the presence of an electrically-conductive fluid was disclosed, consisting of an instrument shaft (32), and a tissue treatment electrode (31) at one end of the shaft.
Patent
Surgical instrument and method
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe a surgical instrument useful for laparoscopic surgery comprising an insulated shaft, a control means and a connection to an electrosurgical radiofrequency power source, its distal end having a tissue-engaging ledge, and the shaft supporting a tissueengaging clamping or cutting member movable toward the ledge in response to the control means so that an artery or other tissue in the pocket of the J-hook can be clamped or cut while radiofrequency current is applied.
Journal ArticleDOI
Thermosensitive sol-gel reversible hydrogels.
TL;DR: It is timely to summarize the polymeric systems that undergo sol-gel transitions, particularly due to temperature, with emphasis on the underlying transition mechanisms and potential delivery aspects.