US 12,251,106 B1
Compulsory compression retainers for staple cartridges with implantable adjuncts
Mark Zeiner, Loveland, OH (US); Sarah Alexandra Scully, Cincinnati, OH (US); Michael Vendely, Lebanon, OH (US); Heather Strang, Cincinnati, OH (US); Christopher Q Seow, Cincinnati, OH (US); and Madelaine Franzoni, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Assigned to CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL, Zug (CH)
Filed by CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL, Zug (CH)
Filed on Nov. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/505,802.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/072 (2013.01) [A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 17/07292 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07214 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A staple cartridge, comprising:
an elongate body, the elongate body comprising a deck, the elongate body defining a plurality of staple pockets, each of the staple pockets accessible via an opening defined by the deck;
an implantable adjunct removably secured to the deck; and
a retainer removably securable to the elongate body, the retainer moveable through a range of motion from a first position to a second position relative to the elongate body while the retainer is secured to the elongate body,
with the retainer secured to the elongate body, the implantable adjunct positioned intermediate the retainer and the elongate body,
a movement of the retainer through at least a portion of the range of motion compressing the implantable adjunct against the deck of the elongate body; and
a latch configured to secure the retainer to the elongate body when the retainer is in the first position and to automatically release the retainer from securement via the latch to the elongate body when the retainer is in the second position.