摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a surgical stapling and severing instrument particularly suited to endoscopic procedures. <P>SOLUTION: This surgical stapling and severing instrument (310) incorporates a handle (326) that produces separate closing and firing motions to actuate an end effector. In particular, the handle (326) produces a plurality of firing strokes in order to reduce the required amount of force required to fire (i.e., staple and sever) the end effector. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI |