US Patent Issued to CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL on Dec. 2 for "Distal to articulation medical stapler end effector" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,899, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL (Zug, Switzerland).

"Distal to articulation medical stapler end effector" was invented by Frederick E. Shelton IV (Hillsboro, Ohio) and Adam Hensel (Cincinnati).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical stapler including a replaceable end effector and a closure and firing assembly. The end effector can include an anvil jaw, a cartridge jaw, and a releasable connector formed at the hinge of the end effector. The cartridge jaw can include a staple cartridge containing therein a plurality of staples, a sled configured to advance the staples from the staple cartridge, and a cut...