US 12,137,908 B2
Anvil buttress loading system for surgical stapling apparatus
Kenneth H. Whitfield, North Haven, CT (US); and Roanit A. Fernandes, Hamden, CT (US)
Assigned to Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed by Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed on Nov. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/386,657.
Application 18/386,657 is a continuation of application No. 17/533,745, filed on Nov. 23, 2021, granted, now 11,806,017, issued on Nov. 7, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0058003 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/07292 (2013.01) [A61B 2017/0053 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07257 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical loading unit for a surgical device, the surgical loading unit comprising:
an anvil including an anvil body defining a longitudinally extending knife slot and at least one longitudinally extending row of staple forming pockets disposed on each side of the knife slot, wherein each row of staple forming pockets includes a distal-most staple forming pocket and a proximal-most staple forming pocket; and
a spring assembly disposed on each side of the knife slot, wherein each spring assembly is axially aligned with a respective row of staple forming pockets, and wherein at least a portion of each spring assembly extends distally of the proximal-most staple forming pocket.