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AssigneeEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
InventorsYi-Lan Wang, Matthew C. Miller, Aron O. Zingman
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A surgical instrument includes a handle portion, a shaft housing a firing bar, an end effector comprising an anvil, a lower jaw, and a stapling and severing assembly responsive to a longitudinal closing motion produced by the handle portion and the shaft. The lower jaw is configured to receive a removable cartridge. The cartridge includes a housing, a plurality of staples disposed in the housing, a deck disposed over the plurality of staples, and a fastener insert tip including a plurality of hooks. The deck defines apertures, with each aperture being substantially disposed over each staple. The instrument includes a fastener insert including hooks, and the fastener insert is removably received in the anvil. A buttress is attached to one or both of the anvil and the cartridge via the hooks.
A surgical instrument apparatus comprising:
A method of releasing and activating adhesive with a surgical instrument, the surgical instrument including an end effector, a handle portion, and a shaft, the end effector including a lower jaw and an anvil, the lower jaw being configured to receive a removable cartridge, the instrument including a stapling and severing assembly responsive to a longitudinal closing motion produced by the handle portion and the shaft, the method comprising the steps of:
A surgical instrument comprising:
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