End effectors, surgical stapling devices, and methods of using same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10278699-B2
Application number	US-201815920196-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 13, 2018
Priority date	Mar 29, 2014
Publication date	May 7, 2019
Grant date	May 7, 2019

Abstract

An end effector for use by a surgeon to staple an anatomical structure of a patient during a minimally invasive procedure, the anatomical structure having a first side and a second side, the end effector including an anvil that includes a first end, a second end, and a face, and a cartridge that is configured to house a plurality of staples and that includes a first end, a second end, and a face, and an engagement element that movably couples the first end of the anvil to the first end of the cartridge, and a knife, the knife having a first flange, a second flange, and a web including a cutting edge, and where the second end of the anvil is movably coupled to the second end of the cartridge, each of the anvil and the cartridge is insertable through a trocar, and the end effector is remotely operable from outside the patient.

First claim

We claim:

1. An end effector for use by a surgeon to staple an anatomical structure of a patient during a minimally invasive procedure, the anatomical structure having a first side and a second side, the end effector comprising:
an anvil that includes a first end, a second end, and a face that is positionable on the first side of the anatomical structure;
a cartridge that is configured to house a plurality of staples and that includes a first end, a second end, and a face that is positionable on the second side of the anatomical structure; and
an engagement element that movably couples the first end of the anvil to the first end of the cartridge to transition the end effector from a first open position to a second closed position;
a knife, having a first flange, a second flange, and a web including a cutting edge connecting the first flange and the second flange; wherein the second end of the anvil is movably coupled to the second end of the cartridge, each of the anvil and the cartridge is insertable through a trocar, and the end effector is remotely operable from outside the patient with at least a portion of one of the anvil and the cartridge being movable toward the other to clamp the end effector; and
wherein the second end of the anvil is pivotally coupled to the second end of the cartridge with a hinge.

2. An end effector for use by a surgeon to staple an anatomical structure of a patient during a minimally invasive procedure, the anatomical structure having a first side and a second side, the end effector comprising:
an anvil that includes a first end, a second end, and a face that is positionable on the first side of the anatomical structure;
a cartridge that is configured to house a plurality of staples and that includes a first end, a second end, and a face that is positionable on the second side of the anatomical structure; and
an engagement element that movably couples the first end of the anvil to the first end of the cartridge to transition the end effector from a first open position to a second closed position; and
a knife, having a first flange, a second flange, and a web including a cutting edge connecting the first flange and the second flange; wherein the second end of the anvil is movably coupled to the second end of the cartridge, each of the anvil and the cartridge is insertable through a trocar, and the end effector is remotely operable from outside the patient with at least a portion of one of the anvil and the cartridge being movable toward the other to clamp the end effector; and
wherein the knife is operably configured to move from a first position at about a distal end of the end effector to a second position at about a proximal end of the end effector.

3. An end effector for use by a surgeon to staple an anatomical structure of a patient during a minimally invasive procedure, the anatomical structure having a first side and a second side, the end effector comprising:
an anvil that includes a first end, a second end, and a face that is positionable on the first side of the anatomical structure;
a cartridge that is configured to house a plurality of staples and that includes a first end, a second end, and a face that is positionable on the second side of the anatomical structure;
a knife, having a first flange, a second flange, and a web including a cutting edge connecting the first flange and the second flange,
a first slot, the first slot being defined at least partially by the face of the anvil, wherein the first slot is configured to slidably receive the web of the knife during movement of the knife; and
a second slot, the second slot being defined at least partially by the face of the cartridge, wherein the second slot is configured to slidably receive the web of the knife during movement of the knife; and
wherein the second end of the anvil is movably coupled to the second end of the cartridge, each of the anvil and the cartridge is insertable through a trocar, and the end effector is remotely operable from outside the patient with at least a portion of one of the anvil and the cartridge being movable toward the other to clamp the end effector and to transect the anatomical structure; and
wherein the knife is operably configured to move from a first position at about a distal end of the end effector to a second position at about a proximal end of the end effector.

4. An end effector for use by a surgeon to staple an anatomical structure of a patient during a minimally invasive procedure, the anatomical structure having a first side and a second side, the end effector comprising:
an anvil that includes a first end, a second end, and a face that is positionable on the first side of the anatomical structure;
a cartridge that is configured to house a plurality of staples and that includes a first end, a second end, and a face that is positionable on the second side of the anatomical structure;
a knife, having a first flange, a second flange, and a web including a cutting edge connecting the first flange and the second flange,
a first slot, the first slot being defined at least partially by the face of the anvil, wherein the first slot is configured to slidably receive the web of the knife during movement of the knife; and
a second slot, the second slot being defined at least partially by the face of the cartridge, wherein the second slot is configured to slidably receive the web of the knife during movement of the knife;
wherein the second end of the anvil is movably coupled to the second end of the cartridge, each of the anvil and the cartridge is insertable through a trocar, and the end effector is remotely operable from outside the patient with at least a portion of one of the anvil and the cartridge being movable toward the other to clamp the end effector and to transect the anatomical structure; and
an alignment mechanism operably configured to facilitate alignment between the anvil and the cartridge when the end effector transitions from an open position to a closed position, the alignment mechanism comprising;
a. a housing, the housing extending from the cartridge adjacent the first end of the cartridge, wherein the knife is retained within the housing when the end effector transitions from the open position to the closed position; and
b. a recess being at least partially defined by the anvil, the recess being configured to receive the housing.

5. An end effector for use by a surgeon to staple an anatomical structure of a patient during a minimally invasive procedure, the anatomical structure having a first side and a second side, the end effector comprising:
an anvil that includes a first end, a second end, and a face that is positionable on the first side of the anatomical structure;
a cartridge that is configured to house a plurality of staples and that includes a first end, a second end, and a face that is positionable on the second side of the anatomical structure;
a knife, having a first flange, a second flange, and a web including a cutting edge connecting the first flange and the second flange,
a first slot, the first slot being defined at least partially by the face of the anvil, wherein the first slot is configured to slidably receive the web of the knife during movement of the knife; and
a second slot, the second slot being defined at least partially by the face of the cartridge, wherein the second slot is configured to slidably receive the web of the knife during movement of the knife; and
wherein the second end of the anvil is movably coupled to the second end of the cartridge, each of the anvil and the cartridge is insertable through a trocar, and the end effector is remotely operable from outside the patient with at least a portion of one of the anvil and the cartridge being movable toward the other to clamp the end effector and to transe

Assignees

• Standard Bariatrics Inc

Inventors

• Thompson Jonathan
• Thompson Ben
• Nuchols Richard P

Classifications

• A61B2017/2927

  the angular position of the head being adjustable with respect to the shaft · CPC title

• A61B2017/0725

  with settable gap between anvil and cartridge, e.g. for different staple heights at different shots · CPC title

• A61B2017/2944

  Translation of jaw members · CPC title

• A61B17/3468

  for implanting or removing devices, e.g. prostheses, implants, seeds, wires (devices for implanting seeds A61M37/0069) · CPC title

• A61B2017/07257

  characterised by its anvil · CPC title