| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a surgical fastener applying apparatus that applies variable compression to tissue and/or accommodates tissue of varying thickness. ! SOLUTION: A surgical fastener applying apparatus comprises: a first jaw having proximal and distal ends and including an anvil member, the anvil member extending along a longitudinal axis and including a tissue contacting surface; a second jaw having proximal and distal ends movably coupled to the first jaw and including a cartridge member; and a hemostasis member positioned between the first jaw and the second jaw, the hemostasis member having a stepped profile configured and dimensioned to apply at least two different compressive forces to tissue during approximation of the first and second jaws. ! COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT |
