Patent ID: 11871927
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. An end effector comprising:
(a) a first jaw having a distal end, a proximal end, an anvil having an anvil face, and a first channel, the anvil further comprising a plurality of pocket rows, each pocket row comprising a plurality of staple pockets, wherein the plurality of pocket rows includes at least one pocket row whose plurality of staple pockets comprises a depth that differs from the depth of the plurality of staple pockets of at least one other pocket row;
(b) a second jaw having a distal end, a proximal end, a cartridge having a cartridge face, and a second channel;
(c) a first coupling that couples the distal end of the first jaw to the distal end of the second jaw;
(d) a second coupling including a monolithic rigid link, the monolithic rigid link being inflexible, and the monolithic rigid link having a first end and a second end, and wherein, when the end effector is in both a first open position and a second closed position, the first end of the monolithic rigid link is movably and fixedly connected to the first jaw, and the second end of the monolithic rigid link is movably and fixedly connected to the second jaw, wherein the monolithic rigid link includes a first portion offset and angled from a second portion, the monolithic rigid link further including a ramp surface; and
(e) an I-shaped blade, the I-shaped blade comprising;
(i) a blade portion having a cutting edge;
(ii) at least one upper lateral arm, wherein the at least one upper lateral arm is slidably positioned in the first channel; and
(iii) at least one lower lateral arm, wherein the at least one lower lateral arm is slidably positioned in the second channel,

wherein the end effector has a distal end and a proximal end, and a distance between the distal end and the proximal end is fixed; and
wherein a staple configuration in which a staple of a plurality of staples retained by the cartridge is formed is based on the depth of a corresponding staple pocket.