Granted Patent B2

US 11,096,688 · App. 16/281,678 · Granted Aug 24, 2021

Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV (Hillsboro, OH); Jason L. Harris (Lebanon, OH); Chester O. Baxter, III (Loveland, OH); Gregory J. Bakos (Mason, OH)

Assignee: Cilag GmbH International

A61B17/07207A61B2017/00017A61B2017/0046A61B2017/00398A61B2017/00734A61B2017/07257A61B2017/07271A61B2017/07278A61B2017/07285A61B2017/2903A61B2017/2927A61B2017/2933A61B2017/2939A61B2017/2946A61B2090/065

Abstract

Claims (36)

1. A surgical end effector, comprising:

a channel configured to operably support a surgical staple cartridge therein;

an anvil movably supported on said channel for movement between an open position and a closed position relative thereto; and

a rotary driven firing member configured to move axially in said surgical end effector between a starting position and an ending position upon application of a rotary firing motion thereto, wherein said rotary driven firing member comprises:

a vertically extending firing member body;

at least one anvil engagement member protruding laterally from an upper portion of said vertically extending firing member body and configured to engage said anvil when said rotary driven firing member is driven from said starting position to said ending position, wherein each said anvil engagement member comprises an overall top axial length; and

at least one channel engagement member protruding laterally from a lower portion of said vertically extending firing member body and configured to engage said channel when said rotary driven firing member is driven from said starting position to said ending position, wherein each said channel engagement member comprises an overall bottom axial length, and wherein said overall bottom axial length is greater than said overall top axial length, wherein each said channel engagement member comprises a non-resilient central portion that is proximal to a distal end portion, wherein said central portion comprises a central thickness, and wherein said distal end portion comprises a distal thickness that is less than said central thickness.

2. The surgical end effector of claim 1 , wherein each said channel engagement member comprises a distal channel engagement edge, wherein each said anvil engagement member comprises a distal anvil engagement edge, and wherein said distal anvil engagement edge is proximally axially offset from said distal channel engagement edge.

3. The surgical end effector of claim 2 , wherein each said distal anvil engagement edge is radiused, and wherein each said distal channel engagement edge is radiused.

4. The surgical end effector of claim 1 , wherein each said channel engagement member comprises a proximal portion that is proximal to said central portion, and wherein said proximal portion comprises a proximal thickness that is less than said central thickness.

5. The surgical end effector of claim 1 , wherein each said channel engagement member comprises a central channel engagement surface that is proximal to a distal channel engagement surface, wherein said distal channel engagement surface tapers distally away from said central channel engagement surface.

6. The surgical end effector of claim 5 , wherein each said channel engagement member further comprises a proximal channel engagement surface that is proximal to said central channel engagement surface and tapers away therefrom.

7. The surgical end effector of claim 1 , wherein said anvil comprises:

an anvil slot configured to accommodate axial passage of said upper portion of said vertically extending firing member body as said rotary driven firing member moves between said starting position and said ending position; and

an axial anvil flange passage formed in said anvil on each side of said anvil slot and configured to receive a corresponding one of said anvil engagement members therein as said rotary driven firing member is moved from said starting position to said ending position.

8. The surgical end effector of claim 7 , wherein each said axial anvil flange passage comprises a central passage portion defining a central support ledge that is configured to be parallel to a deck surface of a surgical staple cartridge supported in said channel when said anvil is in said closed position and a proximal ramp portion corresponding to each said central support ledge and being proximal thereto.

9. The surgical end effector of claim 8 , wherein each said proximal ramp portion comprises a radiused ramp ledge that is proximal to said central support ledge.

10. The surgical end effector of claim 8 , wherein each said proximal ramp portion comprises:

a transition ledge extending proximally from said central support ledge at an acute transition angle relative thereto; and

an entry ledge extending proximally from said transition ledge at an acute entry angle relative thereto.

11. The surgical end effector of claim 10 , wherein said acute entry angle is greater than said acute transition angle.

12. The surgical end effector of claim 1 , wherein said vertically extending firing member body further comprises a threaded passage extending therethrough configured for threaded driving engagement with a threaded rotary drive shaft.

13. A surgical end effector, comprising:

an elongate channel configured to operably support a surgical staple cartridge therein;

an anvil movably supported on said elongate channel for movement between an open position and a closed position relative thereto;

a rotary driven firing member configured to move axially in said surgical end effector between a starting position and an ending position upon application of a rotary firing motion thereto, said rotary driven firing member comprising:

a vertically extending firing member body;

a pair of anvil engagement members, wherein one of said anvil engagement members protrudes laterally from one side of an upper portion of said vertically extending firing member body, wherein another of said anvil engagement members protrudes from another side of said upper portion of said vertically extending firing member body, wherein said pair of anvil engagement members are configured to engage said anvil when said rotary driven firing member is driven from said starting position to said ending position, and wherein each said anvil engagement member comprises a distal anvil engagement edge; and

a pair of channel engagement members, wherein one of said channel engagement members protrudes laterally from one side of a lower portion of said vertically extending firing member body, wherein another of said channel engagement members protrudes from another side of said lower portion of said vertically extending firing member body, wherein said pair of channel engagement members are configured to engage said elongate channel when said rotary driven firing member is driven from said starting position to said ending position, wherein each said channel engagement member comprises a distal channel engagement edge that is distal to said distal anvil engagement edges on said anvil engagement members, wherein each said channel engagement member comprises a non-resilient central portion that is proximal to a distal end portion, wherein said central portion comprises a central thickness, and wherein said distal end portion comprises a distal thickness that is less than said central thickness.

14. The surgical end effector of claim 13 , wherein each said channel engagement member comprises a proximal portion that is proximal to said central portion, and wherein said proximal portion comprises a proximal thickness that is less than said central thickness.

15. The surgical end effector of claim 13 , wherein each said channel engagement member comprises a central channel engagement surface that is proximal to a distal channel engagement surface, wherein said distal channel engagement surface tapers distally away from said central channel engagement surface.

16. The surgical end effector of claim 15 , wherein each said channel engagement member further comprises a proximal channel engagement surface portion that is proximal to said central channel engagement surface and tapers away therefrom.

17. The surgical end effector of claim 13 , wherein said anvil comprises:

an anvil slot configured to accommodate axial passage of said upper portion of said vertically extending firing member body as said rotary driven firing member moves between said starting position and said ending position; and

an axial anvil flange passage formed in said anvil on each side of said anvil slot and configured to receive a corresponding one of said anvil engagement members therein as said rotary driven firing member is moved from said starting position to said ending position, wherein each said axial anvil flange passage comprises a central passage portion defining a central support ledge that is configured to be parallel to a deck surface of a surgical staple cartridge supported in said elongated channel when said anvil is in said closed position and a proximal ramp portion corresponding to each said central support ledge and being proximal thereto.

18. The surgical end effector of claim 17 , wherein each said proximal ramp portion comprises a radiused ramp ledge that is proximal to said central support ledge.

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