US 12,256,934 B2
Methods of forming an anastomosis between organs with an expandable pattern
Shannon L. Jones, Cincinnati, OH (US); Gregory J. Bakos, Mason, OH (US); Chad P. Boudreaux, Cincinnati, OH (US); John S. Kimsey, Walton, KY (US); Yvan D. Nguetio Tchoumkeu, Blue Ash, OH (US); John K. Bruce, Morrow, OH (US); Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US); Jason L. Harris, Lebanon, OH (US); Bradley A. Arnold, Mason, OH (US); Gregory G. Scott, Cincinnati, OH (US); Cory G. Kimball, Hamilton, OH (US); Nichole Y. Kwee, Cincinnati, OH (US); and Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Lebanon, OH (US)
Assigned to Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed by Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed on Aug. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/401,391.
Prior Publication US 2023/0051305 A1, Feb. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 17/115 (2006.01); A61B 17/3205 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/1155 (2013.01) [A61B 17/3205 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of creating an anastomosis using a stapling assembly including (i) a body extending distally along a longitudinal axis and (ii) a deck defining a deck surface, wherein the deck surface surrounds the longitudinal axis and includes a first array of staple openings comprising a herringbone pattern, wherein each staple opening of the first array of staple openings has a same size, the method comprising:
(a) positioning an anvil within a first lumen of a patient;
(b) positioning the stapling assembly within a second lumen of the patient;
(c) releasably coupling the anvil with the stapling assembly;
(d) compressing tissue of the first and second lumens between the anvil and the deck; and
(e) actuating a plurality of staple drivers to drive a first plurality of staples distally away from the body and parallel to the longitudinal axis from the first array of staple openings into the tissue to define the anastomosis.