Table 6.
Surgical Stapling System Combined Component Material Analysis Results
| Material | Single Surgical Stapling System Material Weights with Appropriate Reloads (g) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUS | MUS | |||||
| VASECR35 | ECR45 | ECR60 | EGIA30XXX | EGIA45XXX | EGIA60XXX | |
| (PVE35A, VASECR35) | (PSEE60A, ECR45G) | (PSEE60A, ECR60G) | (SIGPSHELL, SIGPHANDLE, SIGADAPTSTND, SIGRIG, SIGSBCHGR, EGIA30XXX) | (SIGPSHELL, SIGPHANDLE, SIGADAPTSTND, SIGRIG, SIGSBCHGR, EGIA45XXX) | (SIGPSHELL, SIGPHANDLE, SIGADAPTSTND, SIGRIG, SIGSBCHGR, EGIA60XXX) | |
| Circuit board | 22.67 g | 22.90 g | 22.90 g | 120.16 g | 120.16 g | 120.16 g |
| Motor | 44.79 g | 47.20 g | 47.20 g | 73.13 g | 73.13 g | 73.13 g |
| Glass | 0.00 g | 0.00 g | 0.00 g | 1.08 g | 1.12 g | 1.21 g |
| Metal | 263.76 g | 288.22 g | 288.43 g | 259.71 g | 260.99 g | 264.13 g |
| Plastics | 242.29 g | 244.50 g | 245.15 g | 786.64 g | 787.10 g | 788.22 g |
| Other | 91.32 g | 91.32 g | 91.32 g | 366.55 g | 366.64 g | 366.88 g |
| Total | 664.83 g | 694.14 g | 695.00 g | 1607.27 g | 1609.14 g | 1613.74 g |
Notes: Switching adapter, secondary battery, and carbon components are categorized as “Other”. The system total presented in the table above accounts for all system components required for administering a single staple. That is, multiple cartridge reloads, or multiple cartridge sizes are not accounted for in these totals.
Abbreviations: g, gram; MUS, multi-use system; SUS, single-use system.