Patent ID: 8328060
Filing Date: 2012-12-11
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical stapling apparatus and vacuum system, the system comprising: a surgical stapling apparatus including a body portion, a shell assembly and an anvil, the shell assembly being positioned on a distal end of the body portion and including an annular array of staples and at least one aperture, the anvil being movably supported in relation to the shell assembly between spaced and approximated positions; a vacuum device including a housing and a vacuum conduit, the housing being positioned about at least a portion of the shell assembly of the surgical stapling apparatus to define a vacuum chamber, the at least one aperture being positioned within the vacuum chamber, the vacuum conduit communicating with the vacuum chamber, and a plurality of vacuum tubes each having a first end positioned within the vacuum chamber and a second end positioned within an inner chamber of the shell assembly; and a manifold slidably positioned within the vacuum chamber, the first end of each of the vacuum tubes being secured to the manifold.