US 11,957,339 B2
Method for fabricating surgical stapler anvils
Jason L. Harris, Lebanon, OH (US); Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US); Chester O. Baxter, III, Loveland, OH (US); Gregory J. Bakos, Mason, OH (US); Taylor W. Aronhalt, Loveland, OH (US); Christopher J. Hess, Blue Ash, OH (US); and Jerome R. Morgan, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Assigned to Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed by Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed on Nov. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/522,133.
Application 17/522,133 is a continuation of application No. 16/105,101, filed on Aug. 20, 2018, granted, now 11,207,065.
Prior Publication US 2022/0071631 A1, Mar. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/072 (2013.01) [A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07228 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07264 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07278 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for forming an anvil of a surgical stapler, said method comprising:
forming an anvil body from a first material to include an attachment assembly protruding distally from a distal end of the anvil body, wherein said forming the anvil body comprises:
forming a planar attachment portion extending distally from a distal end of the anvil body; and
forming a segmented lug portion onto the planar attachment portion such that the segmented lug portion is transverse to the planar attachment portion;
lubricating the anvil body with a lubricant;
removing the lubricant from the attachment assembly; and
molding an anvil tip onto the attachment assembly from a second material that differs from the first material.