Patent ID: 8714429
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An end effector comprising: an anvil assembly comprising a tissue contacting surface and a dissecting tip, wherein the dissecting tip comprises a cartridge assembly having a tissue contacting surface and a bottom surface opposite the tissue contacting surface each defining a plane, the anvil assembly being moveably positioned in relation to the cartridge assembly from an open position wherein the tissue contacting surface of the anvil assembly is spaced from the tissue contacting surface of the cartridge assembly to a closed position wherein the tissue contacting surface of the anvil assembly is in a juxtaposed alignment with the tissue contacting surface of the cartridge assembly, wherein the tip of the dissecting tip terminates between the planes defined by the tissue contacting surface and the bottom surface and an inner surface of the distal portion of the dissecting tip is spaced from a distal end of the cartridge assembly when the cartridge assembly is in the closed position.