US 12,011,169 B2
Surgical stapler with self-adjusting staple height
Matthew M. Becerra, Lake Forest, CA (US); Steven E. Decker, Anaheim, CA (US); Timothy M. Hopkins, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US); Atal C. Patel, Mission Viejo, CA (US); and Babak D. Jasemian, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US)
Assigned to Applied Medical Resources Corporation, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US)
Filed by Applied Medical Resources Corporation, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/984,459.
Application 17/984,459 is a continuation of application No. 16/932,403, filed on Jul. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,523,825.
Application 16/932,403 is a continuation of application No. 15/263,552, filed on Sep. 13, 2016, granted, now 10,792,038, issued on Oct. 6, 2020.
Application 15/263,552 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2015/050103, filed on Sep. 15, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/050,513, filed on Sep. 15, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2023/0072443 A1, Mar. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 17/07207 (2013.01) [A61B 2017/00407 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0725 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07278 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2923 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0814 (2016.02)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical stapler comprising:
a first jaw including an anvil;
a second jaw including a cartridge including a plurality of staples situated in a plurality of staple pockets; and
a cartridge lift mechanism comprising:
a cartridge lift positioned between the cartridge and the second jaw, the cartridge lift having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein longitudinal movement of the cartridge lift relative to the second jaw moves the cartridge vertically within the second jaw towards the anvil;
a cartridge lift beam having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end of the cartridge lift beam connected to the proximal end of the cartridge lift; and
a lift barrel connected to the proximal end of the cartridge lift beam.