发明名称 |
APPARATUS FOR FORMING VARIABLE HEIGHT SURGICAL FASTENERS |
摘要 |
A surgical device for applying a plurality of surgical staples is provided. The device includes a staple fastening assembly attached to a surgical instrument. The staple fastening assembly includes a pair of cooperating jaws, a jaw operating mechanism, and a gap sensor. A staple magazine having a plurality of staples and an anvil member having a plurality of staple pockets are attached to the jaws. The staple magazine includes a staple crimping 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.
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申请公布号 |
US2012145768(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2012.06.14 |
申请号 |
US201213343743 |
申请日期 |
2012.01.05 |
申请人 |
SORRENTINO GREGORY;VIOLA FRANK J.;CUNNINGHAM SCOTT |
发明人 |
SORRENTINO GREGORY;VIOLA FRANK J.;CUNNINGHAM SCOTT |
分类号 |
A61B17/068 |
主分类号 |
A61B17/068 |
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