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
Surgical Stapling Apparatus
TL;DR: In this article, a surgical stapling device particularly suited for endoscopic procedures is described, which includes a handle assembly and an elongated body extending distally from the handle assembly.
Patent
Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
TL;DR: Newness and distinctiveness is claimed in the features of ornamentation as shown inside the broken line circle in the accompanying representation as discussed by the authors, which is the basis for the representation presented in this paper.
Patent
Surgical stapling instrument with an articulatable end effector
TL;DR: In this paper, a surgical instrument can comprise a channel configured to support a staple cartridge and, in addition, an anvil pivotable between open and closed positions relative to the channel.
Patent
Articulating surgical stapling instrument incorporating a two-piece e-beam firing mechanism
TL;DR: In this article, an E-beam firing bar is used to drive staples on each side of the cut in a surgical severing and stapling instrument, which is suitable for laparoscopic and endoscopic clinical procedures, clamps tissue within an end effector of an elongate channel pivotally opposed by an anvil.
Patent
Accessing data stored in a memory of a surgical instrument
TL;DR: In this article, a process and system for downloading sensor data, stored in a memory device of a surgical cutting and fastening instrument, to an external or remote computer device is described.
References
More filters
Patent
Surgical apparatus including surgical buttress
Sachin Shah,Richard Simpson +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a surgical buttress for use with a surgical stapling apparatus having a first jaw in the form of an anvil assembly and a second jaw configured to selectively receive a staple cartridge assembly is presented.
Patent
Surgical staples with plated anvils
TL;DR: In this paper, anvils for surgical fastener applicators having a fastener forming surface for forming surgical fasteners, an intermediate surface formed of a metallic alloy disposed on at least a portion of the forming surface and a polytetrafluorethylene coating was provided to reduce the force necessary to form the fasteners.
Patent
Surgical fastening method and device therefor
TL;DR: In this paper, a retainer strip and a fastener strip are used to join soft body tissues and a device for practicing the method is provided, where the retainer and fastener strips are movable together by means of a rigid anvil member and a rigid pusher member.
Patent
Clip and osteosynthesis plate with dynamic compression and self-retention
TL;DR: Osteosynthesis plate made of a thermoelastic martensitic alloy whose transformation temperatures are: martinsitic transformation temperature below 10°C; austenitic transformation temperatures as above 15°C as discussed by the authors.
Patent
Disposable cartridge with drivers
TL;DR: An improved surgical instrument cartridge and method for manufacturing thereof includes providing a cartridge comprising a housing including a surface member and a pair of sidewalls spaced a distance apart from each and connected to the surface member as discussed by the authors.