Patent ID: 8926658
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical method of treating tissue within the body of a patient, the method comprising: providing an endocutter having a staple holder and a plurality of staples, wherein a plurality, but less than all, of said staples are arranged in a firing position within said staple holder; engaging tissue of the patient with said staple holder; deploying said plurality of said staples in said firing position through a buttress and into tissue of the patient; disengaging said end effector from tissue of the patient; moving a plurality of said staples into said firing position; engaging tissue of the patient with said staple holder; advancing a segment of said buttress relative to said staple holder; and repeating said deploying; wherein said endocutter includes a pulley and a cable partially wrapped around said pulley, wherein said cable is connected to said buttress, and wherein said method further comprises tensioning said cable to perform said advancing.