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`U.S. 7,490,749 – Claim 1
`1. A surgical instrument,
`comprising:
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`SureForm Stapler and Reloads1
`The SureForm 60 with a SureForm 60 Reload installed is a surgical instrument for stapling and
`transecting tissue.
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`a handle assembly;
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`The SureForm 60 comprises a handle assembly:
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`Exhibit 29 at p. 9
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`1 The SureForm Stapler and Reloads includes (1) SureForm 60 Stapler for use with the da Vinci X/Xi Surgical System; (2) SureForm
`60 Reloads (white, blue, green, black); (3) SureForm 45 Stapler for use with the da Vinci X/Xi Surgical System; and (4) SureForm 45
`Reloads (white, blue, green, black).
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`Exhibit 29 at p. 11 (annotations in red)
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`IS 1026
`Intuitive Surgical v. Ethicon
`IPR2019-00880
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`U.S. 7,490,749 – Claim 1
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`SureForm Stapler and Reloads1
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`Exhibit 29 at p. 24 (annotations in color)
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`U.S. 7,490,749 – Claim 1
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`SureForm Stapler and Reloads1
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`Exhibit 29 at p. 17 (annotations in yellow)
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`The SureForm 60 with a SureForm 60 Reload comprises an end effector for performing a surgical
`operation—stapling and cutting tissue. The end effector is operably coupled to said handle assembly
`(i.e., housing) via the shaft and operably supports a firing member (i.e., I-beam) that is movable from
`a retracted position to a fired position in response to a longitudinal firing motion applied thereto. The
`end effector of the SureForm 60 includes two jaws: a Reload Channel and an Anvil.
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`an end effector for
`performing a surgical
`operation, said end effector
`operably coupled to said
`handle assembly and
`operably supporting a
`firing member that is
`movable from a retracted
`position to a fired position
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`U.S. 7,490,749 – Claim 1
`in response to a
`longitudinal firing motion
`applied thereto;
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`SureForm Stapler and Reloads1
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`Exhibit 29 at p. 11 (annotations in red)
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`U.S. 7,490,749 – Claim 1
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`SureForm Stapler and Reloads1
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`Exhibit 29 at p. 11 (annotation in yellow)
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`SureForm Stapler and Reloads1
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`Exhibit 29 at p. 19 (annotation in yellow)
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`The SureForm 60 comprises a firing drive supported by said handle assembly and configured to
`selectively generate a longitudinal firing motion upon actuation of a firing trigger operably coupled
`to said handle assembly. The firing drive in the handle assembly generates a longitudinal motion that
`causes the I-beam to move distally through the end effector.
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`a firing drive supported by
`said handle assembly and
`configured to selectively
`generate said longitudinal
`firing motion upon
`actuation of a firing trigger
`operably coupled to said
`handle assembly; and
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`U.S. 7,490,749 – Claim 1
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`SureForm Stapler and Reloads1
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`Exhibit 29 at p. 19 (annotation in yellow)
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`Screen captures from https:/www.intuitivesurgical.com/davinci-sureform-60/
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`SureForm Stapler and Reloads1
`The SureForm 60 includes a manual release mechanism located in and supported by the handle
`assembly. The manual release mechanism includes a manual release knob. When the manual release
`knob is rotated counterclockwise by the user (i.e., manually actuated), a manual release assembly
`results in a sole retraction motion being transmitted to the firing member (i.e., I-beam). The sole
`retraction motion ultimately retracts the I-beam from a fired position to a retracted position near the
`proximal end of the end effector.
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`U.S. 7,490,749 – Claim 1
`a retraction assembly
`supported by said handle
`assembly and interfacing
`with said firing drive such
`that manual actuation of
`said retraction assembly
`causes said firing drive to
`generate a sole retraction
`motion which is
`communicated to said
`firing member to cause
`said firing member to
`move from said fired
`position to said retracted
`position.
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`Exhibit 29 at p. 33 (annotation in yellow)
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`U.S. 7,490,749 – Claim 1
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`SureForm Stapler and Reloads1
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`Exhibit 29 at p. 33 (annotations in color)
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`U.S. 7,490,749 – Claim 1
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`SureForm Stapler and Reloads1
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`Exhibit 29 at p. 33
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