Publication number: 20230329742
Abstract: An apparatus configured for use with an end effector of a surgical instrument, comprising: (a) a housing, wherein the housing includes a first housing portion defining a first gap, wherein the first gap is configured to receive a jaw of the end effector; and (b) a lubricant application member positioned within the first gap, wherein the lubricant application member is configured to be loaded with a lubricant for applying the lubricant to a tissue clamping surface of the jaw when the jaw is received within the first gap.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 15, 2022
Publication date:
October 19, 2023
Inventors:
Steven M. Boronyak, Demetrius N. Harris, Patrick G. McElhaney, JR., Scott L. Johnson, Elie R. F. Laumond, Johnnie Bell, Maxwell T. Rockman, Jacob S. Gee, Jacqueline A. Anim, John E. Brady, Anna Peterson Wilson, Oscar R. Chavez Montes, Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Candice Otrembiak, Nicholas D. Schley, Stephen M. Torain, Chad P. Boudreaux, Kylie L. Hays, Rosa Castillo, Todd E. Riethmiller, Rachael A. Swenson, Louis P. Mingione, Monica L. Rivard, Justin M. Kovach, Mark E. Tebbe, Sean P. Conlon