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7303106 Surgical stapling device with visual indicator  
A surgical stapling device is disclosed for performing circular anastomoses. The surgical stapling device includes a handle portion, an elongated body portion and a head portion including an anvil...
7300444 Surgical system and method for connecting hollow tissue structures  
A system for performing anastomosis between a graft vessel and a target vessel includes a tissue effector that may be configured to deploy a user-selectable number of connectors. The system...
7296722 Surgical fastener applying apparatus with controlled beam deflection  
A surgical fastener applying apparatus including an anvil half-section having a distal end and a longitudinal axis; a cartridge receiving half-section having a distal end and operatively couplable...
7293685 Surgical fastener applying apparatus  
An improved surgical fastener applying apparatus includes a cartridge half-section and an anvil half-section with the cartridge and anvil half-sections being relatively movable from an unclamped...
7291157 Anastomosis tool with improved graft loading  
A surgical tool for performing anastomosis may include a staple holder; a clip detachably connected to the staple holder; a length of suture, wherein a portion of the length of suture is held...
7287682 Surgical device and method  
A surgical device 20 for attaching staples 40 to a portion of a body comprising an anvil 23 ; a smart memory material (SMM) 50, 75 capable of going from one physical state to another...
7275674 Surgical stapling device  
A surgical stapling device for applying an array of surgical staples to tissue is provided. The stapling device includes an approximation mechanism for moving a cartridge assembly and an anvil...
7261724 Surgical clip advancement mechanism  
A surgical clip applier and methods for applying surgical clips to a vessel, duct, shunt, etc., during a surgical procedure are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a surgical clip applier is...
7246734 Rotary hydraulic pump actuated multi-stroke surgical instrument  
A surgical instrument (e.g., endocutter, grasper, cutter, staplers, clip applier, access device, drug/gene therapy delivery device, and energy device using ultrasound, RF, laser, etc.) may benefit...
7237708 Surgical apparatus with indicator  
An apparatus and system are disclosed for indicating relative positions of elements in a surgical apparatus. The indicating elements can include electrical circuitry that provides means for...
7234624 Surgical stapling device for performing circular anastomoses  
This application is directed to a surgical stapling device for performing circular anastomoses. The surgical stapling device includes a handle portion, an elongated body portion and a head portion...
7225963 Surgical stapling apparatus with locking mechanism  
The present disclosure provides for a loading unit for use with and/or supportable on a distal end of a surgical stapling apparatus. The loading unit includes a housing portion including a distal...
7213736 Surgical stapling instrument incorporating an electroactive polymer actuated firing bar track through an articulation joint  
A surgical stapling instrument particularly suited to endoscopic use articulates an end effector (e.g., stapling and severing) that is actuated by a firing bar. An articulation mechanism in an...
7207471 Electrosurgical stapling apparatus  
An electrosurgical stapling apparatus is provided which uses thermogenic energy as well as surgical fasteners or staples for strengthening tissue, providing hemostasis, tissue joining or welding....
7204404 Slotted pins guiding knife in a curved cutter stapler  
A surgical instrument adapted for applying a plurality of surgical fasteners to body tissue includes a frame having a proximal end and a distal end, with a handle positioned at the proximal end....
7182239 Segmented introducer device for a circular surgical stapler  
A segmented introducer device is capable of fitting onto the center rods of circular stapling devices having different stapler head diameters. Multiple body segments are provided depending upon the...
7179267 Apparatus and method for performing a bypass procedure in a digestive system  
Surgical instrumentation and methods for performing a bypass procedure in a digestive system incorporate laparoscopic techniques to minimize surgical trauma to the patient. The instrumentation...
7168604 Surgical stapling device  
A surgical stapling device is disclosed for the treatment of internal hemorrhoids. The surgical stapling device includes a handle portion, an elongated body portion and a head portion including an...
7163551 Surgical stapling device  
A surgical stapling device is provided having a shaft, a surgical staple slidable longitudinally within the shaft, and a staple-firing mechanism for driving the staple towards the forward end of...
7147140 Cartridge retainer for a curved cutter stapler  
A surgical instrument is adapted for stapling tissue in a highly controlled manner. The surgical instrument includes a frame having a proximal end and a distal end, with a handle positioned at the...
7143926 Surgical stapling instrument incorporating a multi-stroke firing mechanism with return spring rotary manual retraction system  
A surgical stapling and severing instrument particularly suited to endoscopic procedures incorporates a handle that produces separate closing and firing motions to actuate an end effector. In...
7143925 Surgical instrument incorporating EAP blocking lockout mechanism  
A surgical stapling and severing instrument particularly suited to endoscopic procedures incorporates a handle that produces separate closing and firing motions to actuate an end effector. The...
7143924 Surgical stapling apparatus with locking mechanism  
The present disclosure provides for a loading unit for use with a surgical stapling apparatus. The loading unit includes a housing portion having a distal end and a proximal end, a drive assembly...
7143923 Surgical stapling instrument having a firing lockout for an unclosed anvil  
A surgical instrument for laparoscopic and endoscopic clinical procedures simultaneously severs and staples tissue clamped in an end effector comprising an elongate channel, which holds a staple...
7140527 Surgical fastener applying apparatus  
An improved surgical fastener applying apparatus includes a cartridge half-section and an anvil half-section with the cartridge and anvil half-sections being relatively movable from an unclamped...
7134587 Knife retraction arm for a curved cutter stapler  
A surgical instrument for cutting and applying a plurality of surgical fasteners in the same direction to body tissue includes a frame having a proximal end and a distal end, with a handle...
7128254 Surgical stapling instrument incorporating a multistroke firing mechanism having a rotary slip-clutch transmission  
A surgical stapling and severing instrument particularly suited to endoscopic procedures incorporates a handle that produces separate closing and firing motions to actuate an end effector. In...
7118528 Hemorrhoids treatment method and associated instrument assembly including anoscope and cofunctioning tissue occlusion device  
A surgical instrument assembly for the treatment of hemorrhoids includes an anoscope and a hemorrhoid occlusion device. The anoscope includes a hollow body closed at a distal end and at least...
7111769 Surgical instrument incorporating an articulation mechanism having rotation about the longitudinal axis  
A surgical instrument particularly suited to endoscopic articulates an end effector by including an end effector having a geared articulation mechanism that converts rotational motion from a handle...
7111768 Surgical stapling device  
A surgical stapler comprises an elongate housing 10 and a surgical staple 14 slidable longitudinally within the housing towards the free forward end thereof. The back 18 of the staple has a...
7097650 System for tissue approximation and fixation  
A system for tissue approximation and fixation is described herein. The devices are advanced in a minimally invasive manner within a patient's body to create one or several divisions or plications...
7056330 Method for applying tissue fastener  
A method for applying a surgical fastener including the steps of providing a fastener applier having an elongated shaft with at least one fastener located within the elongated shaft. The fastener...
7044352 Surgical stapling instrument having a single lockout mechanism for prevention of firing  
A surgical instrument for laparoscopic and endoscopic clinical procedures simultaneously severs and staples tissue clamped in an end effector comprising an elongate channel, which holds a staple...
7032799 Surgical stapling apparatus and method  
The present disclosure is directed to staple-gap adjustment members for use in surgical stapling apparatus and methods. A gap adjustment member includes one or more bearing portions sharing a...
7032798 Electro-mechanical surgical device  
A surgical device includes a housing and a hollow shaft extending from the housing. The hollow shaft includes one or more drive shafts disposed within the hollow shaft. Each drive shaft is...
7028878 Stapling device for closure of deep tissue  
A mechanical stapling device for fastening deep tissue during the closing of peritoneal side of a stab wound, which is associated with a laparoscopic surgical procedure, is provided. Also provided...
7014638 Stapler handle  
An ergonomic and proprioceptive handle design for instruments is disclosed. The handle can be used with a wide variety of medical instruments, such as a rongeur, as well as other instruments, such...
7004958 Transvenous staples, assembly and method for mitral valve repair  
A mitral valve staple device treats mitral regurgitation of a heart. The device includes first and second leg portions, each leg portion terminating in a tissue piercing end, and a connection...
7004950 Tissue aligning surgical stapler and method of use  
A surgical stapler having a tissue spacer at its forward end. The spacer is inserted between lateral sides of a wound to be closed and holds the tissue on lateral sides of the wound apart while the...
6994714 Anastomosis system  
An anastomosis system and method uses an anvil to control and support a tissue site during an anastomosis procedure. The anvil is particularly useful for supporting a wall of a coronary artery...
6989016 Vascular suction cannula, dilator and surgical stapler  
A suction cannula, dilator, stapler and staple are provided herein. The suction cannula is concentrically aligned with a puncture site (e.g., puncture in an artery or vein) and provides vacuum...
6981941 Electro-mechanical surgical device  
An electro-mechanical surgical device includes: a housing; an elongated shaft extending from the housing, a distal end of the elongated shaft being detachably coupleable to a surgical instrument;...
6981628 Surgical instrument with a lateral-moving articulation control  
An articulating surgical instrument suited for endoscopic use includes a lateral articulation control into a handle portion that provides an intuitive visual and tactile indication to the clinician...
6964363 Surgical stapling instrument having articulation joint support plates for supporting a firing bar  
A surgical stapling and severing instrument particularly suited to endoscopic articulates an end effector by having a geared articulation mechanism that converts rotational motion from a handle...
6962594 Reinforcement implants for tissue sutures  
The invention concerns a reinforcing implant for tissue sutures used for mechanically reinforcing stitched tissue zones, and consisting of a textile lap based on polyuronic acid or one of its salts
6959852 Surgical stapling instrument with multistroke firing incorporating an anti-backup mechanism  
A surgical stapling and severing instrument particularly suited to endoscopic procedures incorporates a handle that produces separate closing and firing motions to actuate an end effector. In...
6959851 Surgical stapling device with tissue tensioner  
A circular stapling device particularly suited for surgical treatment of internal hemorrhoids is provided. The stapling device includes a distal head portion having an anvil and a shell assembly. A...
6953139 Surgical stapling apparatus  
A surgical stapling device particularly suited for endoscopic procedures is described. The device includes a handle assembly and an elongated body extending distally from the handle assembly. The...
6953138 Surgical stapler anvil with nested staple forming pockets  
A surgical stapler anvil provides an expanded leg-receiving target area for a staple forming pocket in a compact staggered array by narrowing the lateral width of the leg-clinching portion of a...
6945444 Surgical stapling device for performing circular anastomoses  
This application is directed to a surgical stapling device for performing circular anastomoses. The stapling device includes a retractable trocar which is slidably supported by an anvil retainer...
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