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7380696 |
Articulating surgical stapling instrument incorporating a two-piece E-beam firing mechanism
A surgical severing and stapling instrument, suitable for laparoscopic and endoscopic clinical procedures, clamps tissue within an end effector of an elongate channel pivotally opposed by an anvil....
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7357287 |
Surgical stapling instrument having preloaded firing assistance mechanism
A surgical severing and stapling instrument clamps tissue in a staple applying assembly comprising a lower jaw of an elongate channel holding a staple cartridge and a pivotally opposed upper jaw...
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RE40237 |
Surgical stapling instrument
A surgical stapling instrument ( 1 ) comprises a body portion ( 2, 3 ), a handle ( 4 ) and a staple fastening assembly ( 8 ). The staple fastening assembly ( 8 ) includes a curved cartridge ( 10 ),...
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7335212 |
Multiple stapling device for narrow blood vessels
A multiple stapling device for stapling a graft to a vessel. The device includes a body having a plurality of staple channels housing straight wire segments extending therethrough. A plurality of...
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7303108 |
Surgical stapling instrument incorporating a multi-stroke firing mechanism with a flexible rack
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...
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7238195 |
Wound closure material applicator and stapler
A surgical stapling apparatus includes a staple anvil and a staple cartridge having a working surface, one or more rows of individual staple slots formed in the working surface, a knife track...
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7207472 |
Cartridge with locking knife for a curved cutter stapler
A surgical instrument adapted for applying a plurality of surgical fasteners to body tissue includes a cartridge module having a cartridge housing containing a plurality of surgical fasteners and a...
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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...
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7128253 |
Surgical stapler
A surgical device is described herein that can be used to fire different types and sizes of disposable loading units. In a preferred embodiment, the device applies parallel rows of surgical...
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7114642 |
Expanding parallel jaw device for use with an electromechanical driver device
A cutting and stapling device for use as an attachment to an electromechanical device driver comprises an upper jaw and a lower jaw which separate and close against one another in a continuously...
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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...
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7000818 |
Surgical stapling instrument having separate distinct closing and firing systems
A surgical severing and stapling instrument clamps tissue within an end effector of an elongate channel pivotally opposed by an anvil. An E-beam firing bar affirmatively maintains a desired spacing...
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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...
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6786382 |
Surgical stapling instrument incorporating an articulation joint for a firing bar track
A surgical stapling and severing instrument particularly suited to endoscopic articulates an end effector by having a general articulation mechanism that converts rotational motion from a handle...
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6402008 |
Surgical stapler assembly with interchangeable heads
A surgical stapler assembly for joining a tubular prosthesis to an organic duct such as a blood vessel or artery is disclosed. The assembly has a handle and a set of interchangeable heads...
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6131790 |
Surgical stapler and cartridge
A stapler and cartridge for joining together layers of body tissues. In a first aspect of the invention, a pair of handles, pivotally connected between opposite end portions, open a pair of jaws...
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6119913 |
Endoscopic stapler
An endoscopic stapler includes a stapling head which is removably locatable on the distal end of an endoscope. The stapling head includes a stationary part which houses a removable staple cartridge...
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6109500 |
Lockout mechanism for a surgical stapler
A surgical device is described herein that can be used to fire different types and sizes of disposable loading units. In a preferred embodiment, the device applies parallel rows of surgical...
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6063097 |
Supporting element for staple region
A supporting element for a staple region suitable for application by an automatic stapling device employed during surgery. The supporting element comprises a fabric-like object having a tube-like...
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5964394 |
Surgical fastener applying device
A fastener applying device for applying surgical fasteners to body tissue is provided. The fastener applying device includes an approximation mechanism having a single actuator to perform fast...
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5954259 |
Self-contained powered surgical apparatus for applying surgical fasteners
A self-contained powered surgical apparatus for applying surgical fasteners to body tissue is disclosed which includes a handle assembly, a gear motor assembly disposed within the handle assembly,...
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5919198 |
Disposable cartridge with drivers
An improved surgical instrument cartridge and method for manufacturing thereof includes providing a cartridge comprising a housing including a surface member and a pair of sidewalls spaced a...
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5901895 |
Articulating apparatus for applying surgical fasteners to body tissue
Apparatus for applying surgical fasteners to body tissue which includes a body having a proximal portion defining a central longitudinal axis and an articulating distal portion; a fastener...
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5894979 |
Surgical stapler with anvil sensor and lockout
A surgical stapler is provided for applying linear parallel rows of staples. The stapler includes an anvil retention portion, a cartridge retention portion, a replaceable anvil, a cartridge housing...
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5871135 |
Surgical stapler and staple cartridge
A surgical stapler comprising at least one cam having a cam surface, an arrangement for actuating the cam for a longitudinal firing movement of the cam surface, a cartridge having a plurality of...
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5836503 |
Insertion device for surgical apparatus
An insertion device is provided for use with surgical tissue fastening apparatus. The insertion device includes a head having an atraumatic leading surface and a shaft extending proximally...
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5826776 |
Surgical instrument
A surgical instrument for performing endoscopic surgical procedures. In one embodiment, the instrument includes a knife that remains unexposed until initiation of a cutting sequence, and returns to...
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5820009 |
Articulated surgical instrument with improved jaw closure mechanism
This invention provides an articulated surgical instrument for use in laparoscopic surgical procedures including, in general, a handle, an elongated shaft, and a tip. The shaft is coupled to the...
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5816471 |
Surgical stapler with mechanisms for reducing the firing force
Surgical staplers for use during open and/or laparoscopic surgical procedures are disclosed. Novel firing device trapping assemblies, pushers, staple lines and firing handles are described. Many of...
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5797537 |
Articulated surgical instrument with improved firing mechanism
This invention provides articulated surgical instruments for use in laparoscopic surgical procedures including, in general, a handle, an elongated shaft, and an articulated tip. A gap extends...
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5779132 |
Endoscopic surgical stapler with compact profile
A surgical stapler having an end effector with a reduced stacking height for its components to decrease the diameter of a trocar cannula or other access device during minimally invasive surgery is...
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5779130 |
Self-contained powered surgical apparatus
A self-contained powered surgical stapling device is provided which includes an elongate body and a disposable cartridge assembly detachably supported in a distal end portion of the body. The...
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5769892 |
Surgical stapler sleeve for reinforcing staple lines
A surgical stapler sleeve comprises a sheet of host-compatible material, a first edge of the sheet being folded back adjacent to a second edge of the sheet to give the sheet a tubular conformation,...
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5752965 |
Apparatus and method for producing a reinforced surgical fastener suture line
An apparatus and method for providing reinforced surgical fastener suture lines to prevent tissue tearing and fluid leakage following the creation of an anastomosis, the closing of margins...
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5732871 |
Surgical stapling instrument with articulated stapling head assembly on rotatable and flexible support shaft
An improved surgical instrument is provided for applying surgical fasteners, such as staples, to human tissue which is particularly suited for applying one or more rows of fasteners across a tissue...
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5697543 |
Linear stapler with improved firing stroke
A linear stapler particularly adapted for open surgical procedures is disclosed. Staples are fired when tissue is clamped between the cartridge and anvil of the staple fastening assembly of the...
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5690269 |
Endoscopic stapler
An endoscopic or laparoscopic surgical instrument for applying fasteners to bodily tissue is disclosed. The instrument includes a handle assembly, an endoscopic portion and a jaw portion. The...
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5680983 |
Safety device for a surgical stapler cartridge
The present invention provides a staple cartridge assembly adapted for use in a surgical stapler having a cartridge retention portion and an anvil portion which are movable between a closed...
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5676674 |
Non-invasive treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease
Instrumentation for transoral treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, an instrument includes a remotely operable invagination device for...
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5662260 |
Surgical staple cartridge
A surgical stapler for applying multiple rows of surgical staples to biological tissue includes a pair of opposed jaws adapted to receive tissue therebetween, a plurality of surgical staples and...
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5662259 |
Method of stapling anatomical tissue
A method for a surgical stapler for applying multiple rows of surgical staples to biological tissue which includes a pair of opposed jaws adapted to receive tissue therebetween, a plurality of...
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5662258 |
Surgical stapler instrument
A surgical stapler instrument is provided for applying lateral lines of staples to tissue while cutting the tissue between those staple lines. The instrument includes a handle portion, an implement...
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5653374 |
Self-contained powered surgical apparatus
A self-contained powered surgical stapling device is provided which includes an elongate body. A fastener applying assembly is operatively associated with a distal end of the elongate body and...
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5628446 |
Self-contained powered surgical apparatus
A self-contained powered surgical apparatus is provided which includes an elongate body defining a longitudinal axis and housing a plurality of surgical fasteners disposed within a feed track, an...
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5580067 |
Handle actuator for surgical instrument having flexible cable
A surgical stapling instrument with a remotely articulated staple head assembly on a rotatable support shaft. A joy stick mounted to the shaft of the instrument near the handle allows for remote...
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5551622 |
Surgical stapler
A surgical stapler for applying multiple rows of surgical staples to biological tissue includes a pair of opposed jaws adapted to receive tissue therebetween, a plurality of surgical staples and...
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5547117 |
Handle actuator for surgical instrument having clamp lock and emergency release
A surgical stapling instrument with a remotely articulated staple head assembly on a rotatable support shaft. A joy stick mounted to the shaft of the instrument near the handle allows for remote...
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5485952 |
Apparatus for applying surgical fasteners
Surgical apparatus is provided for placing lateral lines of surgical fasteners into body tissue. The apparatus includes an endoscopic body having an elongated proximal portion and an articulating...
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5485947 |
Linear stapling mechanism with cutting means
A stapler mechanism is described which contains a stapling assembly, and anvil assembly, firing means and knife means. These means are activated by a firing trigger. The anvil assembly is closed...
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5482197 |
Articulating surgical cartridge assembly
A self contained gas powered endoscopic surgical apparatus is provided for placing lateral lines of surgical fasteners into body tissue. The apparatus includes a frame portion, an elongated portion...
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