Cilag GmbH Surgical Stapler and Staple Cartridge Patent, US12599380B2
Summary
USPTO granted patent US12599380B2 to Cilag GmbH International for a surgical stapler and staple cartridge system. The patent covers a retaining pin assembly design and staple cavity configuration where outermost edges align with or extend beyond the pin rod axis. The patent includes 20 claims and was filed on April 5, 2023.
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USPTO granted patent US12599380B2 to Cilag GmbH International covering a surgical stapler and staple cartridge with an improved retaining pin assembly. The patent describes staple cavities where outermost edges align with or extend beyond the pin rod axis, and corresponding anvil pocket configurations. Medical device manufacturers developing competing surgical stapling products should review this patent to assess potential infringement risks or need for design-around modifications.
This patent grant establishes enforceable intellectual property rights in the surgical stapler space. Competitors in the medical device sector should have their product development teams review the 20 claims for any overlap with existing or planned products to determine if licensing discussions or design modifications are warranted.
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Surgical stapler and staple cartridge for the same
Grant US12599380B2 Kind: B2 Apr 14, 2026
Assignee
Cilag GmbH International
Inventors
Mengli Yang, Hong Xiangchun, Junjie Wang, Chunchun Liu, Sheng Ding
Abstract
A cartridge body of a staple cartridge includes a tissue contact platform; a plurality of staple cavities; and a retaining pin assembly slidably arranged in an end of the cartridge body proximate to the outside. In the longitudinal direction of the staple cartridge, an outermost edge of an outermost staple cavity in at least one row of the staple cavities is aligned with or extends beyond a longitudinal axis of the pin rod. The A surgical stapler includes an anvil for causing staples in the staple cartridge formed and an anvil side retaining pin receiving hole for receiving a free end of a retaining pin assembly of the staple cartridge. An outermost edge of an outermost staple forming pocket in at least one row of the staple forming pockets is aligned with or extends beyond a center of the retaining pin receiving hole at the anvil side.
CPC Classifications
A61B 17/072
Filing Date
2023-04-05
Application No.
18851247
Claims
20
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