US 12,274,447 B1
Illumination systems for surgical staplers
Matthew D. Cowperthwait, Cincinnati, OH (US); Christopher Denzinger, Cincinnati, OH (US); Shane R. Adams, Lebanon, OH (US); and Eric Lafay, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Assigned to CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL, Zug (CH)
Filed by CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL, Zug (CH)
Filed on Dec. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/394,931.
Int. Cl. A61B 90/30 (2016.01); A61B 17/115 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/1155 (2013.01) [A61B 90/30 (2016.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
(A) a trocar;
(B) a stapling head assembly comprising:
a deck surface;
a tubular casing;
an array of staple openings formed through the deck surface;
a plurality of staples associated with the array of staple openings, wherein the stapling head assembly is operable to drive the staples through the array of staple openings; and
a first longitudinal row of lights positioned on a surface of the tubular casing and extending parallel to a longitudinal axis of the stapling head assembly; and
(C) an anvil comprising:
an anvil surface configured to compress tissue against the deck surface, wherein the anvil surface defines an array of staple forming pockets; and
an anvil shank extending along an anvil longitudinal axis, wherein the anvil shank is configured to couple with one of the stapling head assembly and the trocar.