Surgical stapler deck with tissue engagement cleat features
Granted 18 Apr 2023 · 2 office actions
Current assignee: Cilag Gmbh International · originally Johnson & Johnson
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Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Nicholas D. Courtwright, Stephen D. Geresy, Kevin D. Sackett +1 · Examiner: Wan Laymon · AU 2916 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is an enlarged perspective view of…
FIG. 1 is an enlarged perspective view of a surgical stapler deck with tissue engagement cleat features showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the staple cartridge housing of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view of the staple cartridge housing of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 4 is a first side elevational view of the staple cartridge housing of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 5 is a second side elevational view of the staple cartridge housing of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the staple cartridge housing of FIG. 1 ; and,
FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the staple cartridge housing of FIG. 1 .
The broken lines immediately adjacent the shaded areas represent the bounds of the claimed design while all other broken lines are directed to environment and are for illustrative purposes only; the broken lines form no part of the claimed design.
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