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TISSUE STAPLER ANVIL FEATURE TO PREVENT PREMATURE JAW OPENING

Publication EP4101396A1 Kind: A1 Mar 18, 2026

Applicants

Ethicon LLC

Inventors

FELDER, Kevin D., CUMMINGS, John F., SCHOWALTER, Joseph P., SWINDON, Patrick J., ALEXANDER, Johnny H., III, WEIZMAN, Patrick A., KIMBALL, Cory G., CHEKAN, Edward G., YOUNG, Joseph E., MILLER, Christopher C., JAMISON, Barry T., HUNT, John V., BAKER, Kent P., HENDERSON, Cortney E., BAXTER, Chester O., III, MORGAN, Jerome R., DUNKI-JACOBS, Adam R., VASUDEVAN, Venkataramanan Mandakolathur, SHURTLEFF, Carl J., SERBER, Julia F.

IPC Classifications

A61B 17/115 20060101AFI20221025BHEP

Designated States

AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR