SURGICAL STAPLING ASSEMBLY COMPRISING NONPLANAR STAPLES AND PLANAR STAPLES

A surgical stapling assembly is disclosed. The surgical stapling assembly can include a first jaw, a second jaw, an articulation joint, a closure drive comprising a first flexible rotary drive extending through the articulation joint, and a firing drive comprising a second flexible rotary drive exte...

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Hauptverfasser: RAGHAVAN, Devanathan, BAKOS, Gregory J, NALAGATLA, Anil K, HARRIS, Jason L, SHELTON, IV, Frederick E, HUEIL, Geoffrey C
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A surgical stapling assembly is disclosed. The surgical stapling assembly can include a first jaw, a second jaw, an articulation joint, a closure drive comprising a first flexible rotary drive extending through the articulation joint, and a firing drive comprising a second flexible rotary drive extending through the articulation joint and rotatable independent of the first flexible rotary drive. The surgical stapling assembly can further include a 3D-printed component. The surgical stapling assembly can be configured to form different staple shapes, such as non-planar staples and planar staples, can include an eccentrically-driven firing assembly, and/or can include a floatable component. The surgical stapling assembly can include a staple cartridge including a longitudinal support beam.