SURGICAL ACCESS DEVICE HAVING A VARIABLE TISSUE APPROACH ANGLE

    公开(公告)号:US20200046342A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-13

    申请号:US16546343

    申请日:2019-08-21

    申请人: Ethicon LLC

    摘要: Surgical access devices having wound closure features incorporated as part of the device are provided. The devices allow suture to be inserted directly into the device and operated to close an opening through which the device is disposed as or shortly after the device is removed from the surgical site. Further, the wound closure features allow for various orientations of wound closure to be achieved by adjusting an angle at which the suture enters tissue surrounding the opening to be closed. Some of the wound closure features provided for include openings formed in both the housing and cannula of the surgical access device, multiple openings formed in one or both the housing and cannula, locations of the openings being adjustable or otherwise movable, and various flexible seals. Other features, as well as methods of closing an opening through which the surgical access device was disposed, are also provided.

    STAPLE CARTRIDGE COMPRISING A STAPLE DRIVER ARRANGEMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20200305871A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-01

    申请号:US16672897

    申请日:2019-11-04

    申请人: Ethicon LLC

    摘要: A staple cartridge for use with a stapling device that has an actuator that is selectively actuatable in an axial direction and an anvil portion that is selectively movable between open and closed positions is disclosed. Various embodiments of the present invention include a cartridge body that movably supports first and second staple drivers. The staple drivers each support a staple thereon and serve to drive the staples into forming contact with the anvil upon actuation by the actuator. The various embodiments of the present invention enable the final formed heights of the staples to be varied so as to apply various clamping forces and pressures to soft tissue captured within the staples. In at least one embodiment, the staples can include crowns formed thereon which can be utilized to adjust or control the clamping force and/or pressure applied by the staples.