Dean B. Bruewer;Aron O. Zingman;Zhifan F. Huang;David B. Smith;Geoffrey C. Hueil;Joseph C. Hueil;Hector Chow;Mark R. Shaw;Chad P. Boudreaux
发明人:
Zhifan F. Huang,Chad P. Boudreaux,Joseph C. Hueil,Dean B. Bruewer,Aron O. Zingman,David B. Smith,Geoffrey C. Hueil,Hector Chow,Mark R. Shaw
申请号：
US12765330
公开号：
US08308040B2
申请日:
2010.04.22
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要：
A surgical instrument can comprise a channel configured to support a staple cartridge and, in addition, an anvil pivotable between open and closed positions relative to the channel. The surgical instrument can further comprise a cutting member configured to incise tissue positioned captured between the staple cartridge and the anvil and, in addition, means for stopping the cutting member prior to a distal end datum, wherein the distal end datum can be defined by the distal-most staple cavity in the staple cartridge. In such embodiments, the incision within the tissue may not extend beyond the portion of the tissue that has been stapled.
