Jennifer R Bloom

US Patent:

8550325, Oct 8, 2013

Filed:

May 7, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/465102

Inventors:

Matthew D. Cohen - Berlin CT, US
Jennifer Bloom - Branford CT, US
Christina Rideout - Middletown CT, US

Assignee:

Covidien LP - Mansfield MA

International Classification:

A61B 17/068

US Classification:

2271781, 2271761, 227 19

Abstract:

A surgical stapling apparatus includes a handle assembly and an elongate portion extending distally from the handle assembly. An end effector disposed adjacent a distal portion of the elongate portion includes an anvil assembly and a cartridge assembly, wherein at least one of the cartridge assembly and the anvil assembly is movable with respect to the other to move the end effector between an open configuration where the cartridge assembly and the anvil assembly are substantially spaced and a closed configuration where the cartridge assembly and the anvil assembly are closer together. The end effector also includes a clamping assembly including a first clamping surface deployable to extend laterally from the anvil assembly, and a second clamping surface deployable to extend laterally from the cartridge assembly such that, when deployed, the first and second clamping surfaces oppose one another when the cartridge assembly is in the closed position.