| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a surgical stapler having a tactile feedback indicator system. <P>SOLUTION: The surgical instrument includes: a handle portion; an elongated body portion extending distally from the handle portion, the elongated body portion defining a longitudinal axis; a tool assembly adjacent a distal portion of the elongated body portion, the tool assembly having at least one jaw movable to a clamping position to clamp tissue; and a tactile feedback system including an expandable member extending from the handle portion, the expandable member providing a tactile indicator of a tissue parameter of tissue clamped by the least one jaw. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT |
