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7367485 Surgical stapling instrument incorporating a multistroke firing mechanism having a rotary 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...
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 ),...
7354447 Disposable loading unit and surgical instruments including same  
A disposable loading unit. The disposable loading unit includes a housing assembly, a knife assembly connected to the housing assembly, and an agent cartridge connected to the housing assembly. The...
7328829 Palm size surgical stapler for single hand operation  
Palm-size staplers for surgical procedures are proposed. The staplers include cartridge and slider assemblies with the cartridge assembly containing staples. As the slider assembly advances...
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...
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...
7278563 Surgical instrument for progressively stapling and incising tissue  
An instrument including a clamping jaw with an anvil defining an elongated slot and staple forming cups on opposing sides of the elongated slot. A housing rotatably mounts on the anvil and a pusher...
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...
7235089 Surgical apparatus and method  
Surgical method and apparatus for resectioning tissue, preferably lumenal tissue, with a remaining portion of an organ being anastomized with staples or other fastening devices, preferably...
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...
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...
7210609 Stapling apparatus having a curved anvil and driver  
Stapler, in particular for hemorrhoidal use, includes a body, an elongate, fixed jaw part connected to the body and including a curved anvil defining staple-forming pockets and a curved portion...
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...
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....
7172104 Surgical stapling apparatus  
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...
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...
7128748 Circular stapler buttress combination  
A combination medical device comprising a circular stapler instrument and one or more portions of preformed buttress material adapted to be stably positioned upon the staple cartridge and/or anvil...
7121446 Palm-size surgical stapler for single hand operation  
Palm-size staplers for surgical procedures are proposed. The staplers include cartridge and slider assemblies with the cartridge assembly containing staples. As the slider assembly advances...
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...
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...
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...
7070083 Surgical stapling apparatus including an anvil and cartridge each having cooperating mating surfaces  
Surgical stapling apparatus are disclosed including an anvil having a working surface with a shaped topography; and a staple cartridge, in juxtaposition with the anvil. The staple cartridge...
7059508 Surgical stapling instrument incorporating an uneven multistroke firing mechanism having a rotary 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...
7059331 Method and device for full thickness resectioning of an organ  
A full-thickness resection system comprises a flexible endoscope and a stapling mechanism, wherein the endoscope is slidably received through at least a portion of the stapling mechanism. The...
7055731 Surgical stapling instrument incorporating a tapered firing bar for increased flexibility around the articulation joint  
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...
7055730 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...
7044353 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...
6990796 Robotic loader for surgical stapling cartridge  
A means and method for inserting drivers into a surgical stapling cartridge, including a pallet that holds the cartridge firmly. The pallet has a central slot and laterally positioned lip members...
6988649 Surgical stapling instrument having a spent cartridge lockout  
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...
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...
6978921 Surgical stapling instrument incorporating an E-beam firing mechanism  
A surgical severing and stapling instrument clamps, suitable for laparoscopic and endoscopic clinical procedures, clamps tissue within an end effector of an elongate channel pivotally opposed by an...
6973770 Pallet for surgical stapling cartridge  
A means and method for inserting drivers into a surgical stapling cartridge, including a pallet that holds the cartridge firmly. The pallet has a central slot and laterally positioned lip members...
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...
RE38708 Disposable loading unit for surgical stapler  
A disposable loading unit is disclosed for use in conjunction with a surgical stapling apparatus configured to sequentially apply a plurality of surgical fasteners to body tissue. The apparatus...
6843403 Surgical clamping, cutting and stapling device  
A stapling device for use as an attachment to an electromechanical device driver comprises an upper jaw and a lower jaw, the upper jaw having staple guides corresponding to one or more staples in a...
6827246 Multi fire full thickness resectioning device  
The FTRD described comprises a removable cartridge body that contains a new load of staples and a new blade for use in the FTRD. The cartridge body can be removed and replaced with a new one once...
6820791 Non-circular resection device and endoscope  
A proximal housing for a full-thickness resection device (FTRD) is provided with a plurality of chambers through which fasteners are introduced into a portion of tissue to be resected. The proximal...
6817509 Surgical stapler  
A surgical stapler is disclosed including a first body portion supporting an anvil plate defining a fastener forming surface, and a second body portion releasably mating with the first body...
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...
6769590 Luminal anastomotic device and method  
An end to end anastomotic stapling device connects two lumen sections avoiding constricture at the anastomotic ring. An intraluminal end to end anastomotic stapler includes an expanding head and...
6716232 Surgical instrument having an articulated jaw structure and a detachable knife  
A surgical instrument with articulated jaw structure includes a frame and two jaws. The jaws have proximal portions that are mounted to each other for movement in a substantially parallel relation...
6695199 Fluid delivery mechanism for use with anastomosing, stapling, and resecting instruments  
A medicine delivery mechanism or fibrin injection mechanism for use in combination with an anastomosing and stapling attachment for an electromechanical device driver comprises a dispensing chamber...
6681979 Fluid delivery device for use with anastomosing stapling, and resecting instruments  
A fibrin injection mechanism for use in combination with an anastomosing and stapling attachment for an electromechanical device driver comprises a cylindrical dispensing chamber adjacent the...
6632227 Endoscopic resection devices  
A resection head for endoscopic resection of tissue comprises an endoscope receiving channel extending therethrough so that an endoscope may be slidably received therein and a first position...
6488197 Fluid delivery device for use with anastomosing resecting and stapling instruments  
A fibrin injection mechanism for use in combination with an anastomosing and stapling attachment for an electromechanical device driver comprises a cylindrical dispensing chamber adjacent the...
6460749 Surgical instrument for stapling and cutting blood vessels and organic structures  
A surgical instrument for stapling and cutting a blood vessel or other organic structure utilizes surgical staple clips. The surgical instrument includes an elongated tube or rod having a...
6436097 Electrosurgical cutting tool  
An electrosurgical tool comprises a retractable cutting element moveable along a linear cutting path and an electrical energy supply source which communicates electrical energy (e.g., radio...
6387113 Method and apparatus for repairing a torn meniscus  
A method and apparatus for repairing a torn meniscus during an arthroscopic surgical procedure includes a surgical staple and a pneumatic powered implant device. The surgical staple includes a pair...
6315184 Stapling device for use with an electromechanical driver device for use with anastomosing, stapling, and resecting instruments  
A stapling device for use as an attachment to an electromechanical device driver comprises an upper jaw and a lower jaw, the upper jaw having staple guides corresponding to one or more staples in a...
6315183 Disposable surgical stapler cartridge  
A disposable surgical stapler cartridge having a pair of partially engaged staple retaining and unloading members and a plurality of staples for joining together body tissues. Each staple has a...
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