An endoluminal surgical staple delivery system

摘要

In order to be able to deliver staples 9 into the wall of an artery 2 at a particular spot in order to staple a stent to the artery wall for example, the distal end of the conduit 5 through which the staples 9 are delivered is bent away from the longitudinal axis of the artery and toward the artery wall. By fixing the conduit 5 at a position 8 near to the distal end to a stiffer elongate element such as balloon catheter 6 or catheter guide wire 3, axial translation of the conduit 5 relative to the stiffer elongate element will have the effect of deflecting the end of the conduit toward the artery wall.