摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device that minimizes the likelihood of damage to one or both of a surgical device and an orifice or passage of a patient, e.g., an oral passage, when the surgical device is introduced into the orifice. <P>SOLUTION: The present invention relates to a surgical device for at least one of cutting and stapling a section of tissue. The surgical device includes a housing 14 including at least two drivers. The surgical device also includes an anvil mechanically attachable to the housing and moveable relative to the housing between an open position and a closed position. The first driver operates to move the anvil relative to the housing to an intermediate position between the open position and the closed position. The second driver operates to move at least a portion of the housing relative to the anvil between the intermediate position and the closed position. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT |