Patent ID: 11864747
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  F | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. An anvil assembly for a circular surgical stapler, wherein said anvil assembly comprises:
a collapsible anvil support member comprising:
an anvil shaft configured to be releasably coupled to the circular surgical stapler; and
a collapsible support structure coupled to said anvil shaft, wherein said collapsible support structure is movable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, and wherein said anvil assembly further comprises;

an anvil plate assembly comprising four discreet anvil plate segments movably linked together to facilitate movement of said discrete anvil plate segments between an end-to-end orientation and an interlocked orientation in which said four discrete anvil plate segments form a planar and interlocked annular anvil plate member configured for removable attachment to said collapsible support structure.