Disposable loading unit for surgical stapling apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7857185
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12031539

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A disposable loading unit for operable attachment to a surgical stapling apparatus. The disposable loading unit may have a carrier that supports a staple cartridge and an anvil assembly that is movable coupled to the carrier. The various embodiments may further have an axial drive assembly that is configured to impart a closing motion to the anvil assembly and also supports a cutting blade thereon. The axial drive assembly is configured to receive firing motions and retraction motions from the surgical stapling apparatus. Various embodiments have an anvil release assembly that enables the anvil assembly to be released from a clamping orientation in the event that the cutting blade becomes jammed during operation.

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CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONALZUG CITY ZUG ZUG

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Armstrong, Glen A Hamilton, US 20 48386
Doll, Kevin R Mason, US 84 136436
Huitema, Thomas W Cincinnati, US 160 232836
Kelly, William D Mason, US 54 73080
Kolata, Ronald J Raleigh, US 45 60156
Korvick, Donna L Maineville, US 71 91504
Morgan, Jerome R Cincinnati, US 728 1198166
Parihar, Shailendra K Mason, US 146 85852
Ransick, Mark H West Chester, US 59 115966
Scheib, Charles J Loveland, US 472 350690
Shelton, Frederick E IV Hillsboro, US 99 106572
Smith, Bret W King Mills, US 125 207510
Swayze, Jeffrey S Hamilton, US 539 792622
Timm, Richard W Cincinnati, US 162 218532
Uth, Joshua R Mason, US 47 85550
Weisenburgh, William B II Maineville, US 20 12038

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