EP3363384A3

Surgical stapler with cooperating distal tip features on anvil and staple cartridge

Abstract

A surgical instrument includes a body portion, a shaft, and an end effector that is operable to compress, staple, and cut tissue. The end effector includes and anvil and a staple cartridge. The anvil has a body and a modular releasable curved tip that connects with the body. The curved tip may be elastically deformable. The curved anvil tip and the tip of the cartridge include cooperating features that assist in gripping tissue during clamping. A separate cartridge may be provided that retains a replacement anvil tip and a replacement staple cartridge, where the replacement anvil tip and staple cartridge include the cooperating features. The separate cartridge may also include anvil tip and staple cartridge removal features to assist in removal of previously installed anvil tips and staple cartridges.

EP3363384A3, drawing sheet 1 — Sheet 1 of 1

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Projected expiry 16 February 2038, counted from filing; an application has no term until it is granted.

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EP2674111A2	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	Search report
EP2772202A2	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	Search report
EP2772203A2	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	Search report
EP2777523A1	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	Search report

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201715435618	United States of America	A	2017-02-17
201715435618	United States of America	A	2017-02-17
201715435618	United States of America	–	2017-02-17
201715435618	–	–	–
US201715435618	–	–	–

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Document	Office	Kind
EP3363384A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2018-08-22
US2018235611A1	United States of America	A1	2018-08-23
WO2018152151A1	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A1	2018-08-23
EP3363384A3This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2018-10-31
CN110520062A	China	A	2019-11-29
JP2020508131A	Japan	A	2020-03-19
BR112019016978A2	Brazil	A2	2020-04-07
US10806451B2	United States of America	B2	2020-10-20
EP3363384B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2020-10-28
JP7237841B2	Japan	B2	2023-03-13

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Surgical stapler with cooperating distal tip features on anvil and staple cartridge

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