Megan A. OConnor;Megan A. O'Connor;Jeffrey S. Swayze;Robert P. Kruth
发明人:
Megan A. O'Connor,Robert P. Kruth,Jeffrey S. Swayze,Megan A. OConnor
申请号：
US13048590
公开号：
US20120234895A1
申请日:
2011.03.15
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要：
Surgical staple cartridges and end effectors for assessing a size of tissue stapled by the staple cartridge or otherwise manipulated by the end effector. In various forms, the staple cartridge has at least one series of measurement indicia on the deck base that may be viewed from above the deck surface when the anvil is clamping the tissue onto the staple cartridge. Other embodiments include structure for forming a mark on the cartridge deck that corresponds to a size of the tissue supported thereon. Methods for severing and stapling tissue are also disclosed.
