A surgical stapling or fastening instrument for applying surgical fasteners to tissue having an adjustable closure mechanism to linearly approximate the distance between the jaw members of the instrument. The adjustable closure mechanism consists of an advancing mechanism and a retaining mechanism which is actuable to urge the jaw members towards each other. A coupling arrangement is also provided which permits firing of the staples or fasteners only when the jaw members are approximated a predetermined distance from each other.
申请公布号
US5509596(A)
申请公布日期
1996.04.23
申请号
US19940179776
申请日期
1994.01.10
申请人
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION
发明人
GREEN, DAVID T.;BOLANOS, HENRY;RATCLIFF, KEITH;HEATON, LISA W.;VIOLA, FRANK J.