| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a surgical device for applying a plurality of surgical staples.SOLUTION: A staple fastening assembly 100 includes a pair of cooperating jaws 104, 140, a jaw operating mechanism, and a gap sensor. A staple magazine 120 having a plurality of staples and an anvil member having a plurality of staple pockets are attached to the jaws 104. The staple magazine 120 includes a staple cramping cam and a staple dimpling cam that are operatively coupled to the surgical instrument. The jaw operating mechanism is operatively connected to a drive assembly in the surgical instrument for moving the jaws for automatically setting a tissue gap between the cooperating jaws. The gap sensor cooperates with the jaw operating mechanism for controlling staple formation. |
