| 摘要 |
<p>In a surgical fastener applying instrument (10) of the type in which the tissue (40) is first clamped by operation of a lever mechanism (70), a releasable latch (62b, 80b) is included in the lever mechanism (70) for releasably holding the tissue clamping elements (18, 20) at an intermediate latching position. In this position, the tissue (40) to be fastened is enclosed but not fully clamped by the instrument (10) so that the position of the instrument relative to the tissue can be adjusted without reopening the instrument.</p> |
