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

Claim 13:
14. A surgical instrument to staple and resect an anatomical structure of a patient, the surgical instrument comprising:
(a) an end effector, the end effector comprising;
(i) a first jaw having a first end, a second end, a longitudinal axis, and an anvil, the anvil comprising an anvil face positionable on a first outer side of the anatomical structure, 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;
(ii) a second jaw having a first end, a second end, a longitudinal axis, and a cartridge operably configured to house a plurality of staples, the cartridge having a cartridge face positionable on a second outer side of the anatomical structure;
(iii) a first coupling that couples the first end of the first jaw to the first end of the second jaw; and
(iv) a second coupling including a one-piece rigid link, the one-piece rigid link being inflexible, and the one-piece 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 one-piece rigid link is movably and fixedly connected to the first jaw, wherein the one-piece rigid link includes a first portion offset and angled from a second portion, the one-piece rigid link further including a ramp surface,

(b) an elongate tube, the elongate tube having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end is coupled with the end effector and wherein the second end of the rigid link is movably and fixedly connected to the elongate tube;
(c) a handle, the handle having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end of the handle is coupled with the proximal end of the elongate tube; and
(d) a drive assembly comprising a motor to actuate the end effector,
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 the plurality of staples is formed is based on the depth of a corresponding staple pocket.