A Study of ECHELON 3000 (Next Generation Powered Stapler) in General Abdominal and Thoracic Lung Resection Procedures

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adult and pediatric participants satisfying the following criteria will beconsidered eligible for enrollment in this study (procedures may be performed withor without a robot): Primary procedure where the ECHELON 3000 Stapler and reloadsystem is planned to be used for tissue transection per the instructions for use (IFU) in either of the following, a) Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy; b) Lungresection procedures (VATS or open)

• Adult participants- Willingness to give consent and comply with all study-relatedevaluations and visit schedule

• Pediatric participants- The participant's parent/legal guardian must be willing togive permission for the participant to participate in the study and providedocumented informed consent for the participants. In addition, assent must beobtained from pediatric participant who possess the intellectual and emotionalability to comprehend the concepts involved in the study. If the pediatricparticipant is not able to provide assent (due to age, maturity and/or inability tointellectually and/or emotionally comprehend the study), the parent/legal guardian'sdocumented informed consent for the participant will be acceptable for theparticipant to be included in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Physical or psychological condition which would impair study participation

• Procedure is a revision/reoperation for the same indication or same anatomicallocation

• A procedure where surgical stapling is contraindicated

• Concurrent treatment with medications that the investigator deems could haveinfluence on wound healing

• Enrollment in a concurrent interventional clinical study that could impact the studyendpoints