Patent ID: 9597078
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A surgical stapling device comprising: a housing; an elongated body extending distally from and being rotatable relative to the housing; an end effector on a distal end of the elongated body, the end effector including a first jaw supporting an anvil assembly and a second jaw supporting a cartridge assembly, the first jaw being movably supported in relation to the second jaw between an open position and a clamped position, the first jaw defining a slot on a distal end portion thereof and including a dissecting tip, the dissecting tip including, a proximal portion configured to be secured within the slot on the distal end portion of the first jaw; a distal portion extending distally from and contiguous with the proximal portion, the distal portion having an inner surface that faces the distal end of the second jaw of the end effector and is contiguous with a tissue contacting surface of the anvil assembly, the distal portion having a cross-section which decreases in area substantially continuously from the proximal portion to a distal tip, the distal tip extends distally toward the second jaw from a distal end of the distal portion to a location beyond and spaced from the distal end of the second jaw when the first jaw and the second jaw are in the clamped position.