Patent 10231734 was granted and assigned to Standard Bariatrics, Inc on March, 2019 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An end effector for use by a surgeon to staple an anatomical structure of a patient during a minimally invasive procedure, the anatomical structure having a first side and a second side, the end effector including an anvil, a cartridge that is configured to house a plurality of staples, and a compression mechanism that movably couples the anvil to the cartridge.