A sliding sleeve moves relative to the anvil center rod as the head pivots, enabling full tilting motion.
Support members attach buttress material between the staple cartridge and anvil assembly, reinforcing tissue connections while preventing stenosis and leakage.
A detachable surgical buttress aligns with the stapling apparatus to enhance staple formation reliability.
Inclined cam surfaces on a wedge sled stabilize the staple cartridge and drivers, resolving misalignment issues during surgical stapling.
Segmented pushers with lateral guiding surfaces reduce the loading unit diameter to 12 mm for pediatric access.
A compact device rotates tissue staples from storage to working position using pivotable rotor elements and a hydraulic slider.
A multi-layer tissue thickness compensator combines a resilient layer with a sacrificial collapsible layer to prevent tissue ischemia from over-compression.