Ethicon Endosurgery Linear Cutter

- Ethicon Endosurgery Linear cutter is an open linear cutter with the innovative 6 row 3D staple technology which has angled parallel legs to increase the area of tissue compression
- The innovative 3-D surgical staple technology is designed for more uniform tissue compression to reduce the risk of leaks or bleeding through the staple line
- These linear cutters are meant for use in open procedures
- This has selectable closed staple height of 1.5 mm (regular tissue)/1.8 mm (regular/thick tissue) & 2.0 mm (thick tissues) which is enabled through the stapled height selector
- The open staple height is 4.4 mm
- The linear cutter has a safety lock out feature which prevents firing of an unloaded device & also prevents the firing of a used cartridge
- This has a non slip grip surface which provides improved control of the device
- The device is available in two shaft lengths of 55 mm & 75 mm which have corresponding reloads
- Indicated procedures:
- Colorectal, General, Gastric & Thoracic