| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a surgical stapling device for performing circular anastomoses. <P>SOLUTION: The surgical stapling device includes a handle portion, an elongated body portion and a head portion including an anvil assembly and a shell assembly. The head portion includes an anvil assembly including a tiltable anvil which is to tilt automatically after the device has been fired and nonadjacent. The tiltable anvil provides a reduced anvil profile to reduce trauma during removal of the device after the anastomoses procedure has been performed. The stapling device includes a bulbous indicator which preferably extends above a top surface of the handle assembly of the device. The indicator includes indicia to identify to a surgeon that the device has been approximated and is in a fire-ready position. Preferably, the indicator includes a cover which is formed of a magnification material to prominently display the indicia. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT |
