Cilag gmbh international (20250120708). STAPLE CARTRIDGES COMPRISING TRACE RETENTION FEATURES
STAPLE CARTRIDGES COMPRISING TRACE RETENTION FEATURES
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Inventor(s)
Frederick E. Shelton, Iv of Hillsboro OH US
Kevin M. Fiebig of Cincinnati OH US
Nicholas J. Ross of Franklin OH US
Shane R. Adams of Lebanon OH US
Sudhir B. Patel of Wesley Chapel FL US
STAPLE CARTRIDGES COMPRISING TRACE RETENTION FEATURES
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250120708 titled 'STAPLE CARTRIDGES COMPRISING TRACE RETENTION FEATURES
Original Abstract Submitted
a staple cartridge comprising a cartridge body including a deck and projections extending from the deck is disclosed. when used with a surgical stapling instrument, the deck of the staple cartridge can be compressed against patient tissue before the staples contained in the staple cartridge are ejected. the projections are engaged with the patient tissue and hold the patient tissue in place. the staple cartridge further comprises an electrical trace defined on the deck that extends between at least two of the projections. the electrical trace is part of a sensor system that detects properties of the patient tissue positioned against the projections.