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7617961 |
Tool assembly for surgical stapling device
The present invention includes a tool assembly with a first jaw movable in relation to a second jaw between a spaced position and an approximated position. An approximation member is movable in...
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7611038 |
Directionally biased staple and anvil assembly for forming the staple
In accordance with the present disclosure a directionally biased staple is provided for use in all types of surgical staplers having anvil structure against which the staple is formed. The...
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7607557 |
Surgical stapling instruments structured for pump-assisted delivery of medical agents
A medical agent dispensing system and surgical instruments that employ the medical agent dispensing system are provided. The dispensing system may be structured for use with a surgical...
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7604151 |
Surgical stapling systems and staple cartridges for deploying surgical staples with tissue compression features
A surgical staple having at least one projection formed thereon. In various embodiments, the projection is formed on a crown of the surgical staple. In one various embodiment, the projection...
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7604150 |
Surgical stapling instrument with an anti-back up mechanism
A surgical instrument including a firing drive configured to advance a cutting member and/or staple driver within an end effector, and a brake configured to prevent, or at least partially inhibit,...
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7600663 |
Apparatus for stapling and incising tissue
A surgical fastening and cutting assembly having a housing defines a passage and a pusher, with a cam surface, slides in the passage. An arm couples to the housing and an anvil base is located on...
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7597229 |
End effector closure system for a surgical stapling instrument
A surgical instrument including a closure system configured to move an anvil of an end effector between an open position, a partially closed position, and a closed position. The surgical instrument...
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7588177 |
Tool assembly for surgical stapling device
A surgical stapling device including an independently rotatable tool assembly is disclosed. The tool assembly includes an anvil and a cartridge assembly which are movable in relation to each other...
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7588176 |
Surgical cutting instrument with improved closure system
Closure systems for applying a closure motion to an anvil assembly of a surgical instrument. In various embodiments, the surgical instrument includes a cable drive knife assembly and the anvil...
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7588175 |
Surgical stapling and cutting instrument with improved firing system
A surgical instrument comprising an elongate channel assembly that has a distal end and a proximal end and is constructed to operably support a staple cartridge assembly therein. The instrument may...
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7588174 |
Surgical stapling instruments including a cartridge having multiple staples sizes
A surgical stapling apparatus includes a staple cartridge and an anvil member. The staple cartridge includes a plurality of surgical fasteners disposed in rows of retention slots. The staple...
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7575144 |
Surgical fastener and cutter with single cable actuator
Methods and devices are provided for controlling rotation and actuation of an end effector on a surgical fastening device. In an exemplary embodiment, a single cable actuator is provided and is...
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7568605 |
Surgical stapler shaft cover
A cover for a surgical stapler includes a cover body shaped and dimensioned for fitting about a shaft of a surgical stapler, the cover body having a substantially smooth outer surface and a...
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7568604 |
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...
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7565993 |
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...
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7559937 |
Surgical fastener apparatus and reinforcing material
A surgical fastener apparatus is provided with a reinforcement material holder, where the holder positions a sheet of reinforcement material adjacent body tissue that is sutured by a plurality of...
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7559452 |
Surgical instrument having fluid actuated opposing jaws
A surgical stapling and severing instrument enables minimally invasive surgical procedures by having upper and lower jaws (i.e., anvil and staple channel) that are positioned with an elongate shaft...
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7559451 |
Full thickness resectioning device
A full thickness resection device comprises a control handle including an actuator wherein, when the device is in an operative position within a body lumen of a patient, the control handle remains...
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7559450 |
Surgical instrument incorporating a fluid transfer controlled articulation mechanism
A surgical instrument particularly suited to endoscopic use articulates an end effector by including a fluid transfer articulation mechanism that is proximally controlled. A fluid control, which is...
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7559449 |
Energy stored in spring with controlled release
There is provided a surgical instrument including a handle having an elongated tubular member extending distally from the handle and one or more end effectors mounted on the distal end of the...
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7556186 |
Surgical stapling device having trigger lock and associated lockout mechanism
A surgical stapling device including a self-righting anvil assembly includes an anvil center rod and a pivotable anvil head. The surgical stapling device includes an anvil retainer assembly having...
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7556185 |
Surgical instrument with flexible drive mechanism
A drive mechanism for use with a surgical instrument includes a rotatable drive member, a crank operatively coupled to the drive member; a clutch operatively coupled to the crank, wherein...
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7552854 |
Surgical stapler with firing lock mechanism
A surgical stapler is provided that maintains the jaws of the stapler in an open position and prevents firing of staples when a cartridge is not loaded in one of the jaws. Distinct positioning and...
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7552853 |
Low-profile vascular closure systems and methods of using same
A closure device for an arteriotomy includes an elongate tube having a distal opening. The elongate tube has least two opposing longitudinal slots and a pair of opposing corners defined where each...
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7549564 |
Surgical stapling instrument with an articulating end effector
A surgical instrument including a shaft assembly and an end effector, where the end effector can be moved relative to the shaft assembly. The shaft assembly can include a lock member selectively...
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7546940 |
Pivoting anvil assembly for surgical stapling device
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...
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7546939 |
Method and device for full thickness resectioning of an organ
Described is a full-thickness resection system which includes a control unit coupled to a proximal end of a flexible endoscope. The control unit remains outside of a body when the stapling head is...
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7543731 |
Surgical stapling apparatus
An endoscopic surgical apparatus is provided for placing lateral lines of surgical fasteners into body tissue. The apparatus includes a frame portion, an elongated portion extending from the frame...
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7543730 |
Segmented drive member for surgical instruments
A surgical instrument having a segmented drive member is provided. The instrument includes a handle portion, an elongated body portion extending distally from the handle portion and defining a...
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7543729 |
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...
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7537602 |
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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7533790 |
Surgical stapler
A surgical stapler may include a staple, a pusher that holds the staple, a driver, and a splay arm, where motion of at least one of the splay arm and the pusher relative to the other may cause the...
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7530484 |
Single cartridge surgical stapler
A disposable surgical staple gun that fires two staples in a staggered formation simultaneously to close an incision in the skin without the skin overlapping. The disposable surgical staple gun...
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7527185 |
Compression anastomosis ring assembly and applicator for use therewith
A compression anastomosis ring (CAR) assembly for use in joining severed organ wall portions of a hollow organ. The assembly comprises a first portion which includes an anvil assembly and a second...
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7516877 |
Tilt top anvil for a surgical fastener device
A tilt top anvil assembly is provided for use with a surgical stapling device for performing end-to-end anastomosis of tissue. The tilt top anvil assembly included an anvil head, a center rod and a...
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7513408 |
Multiple firing stroke surgical instrument incorporating electroactive polymer 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...
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7510107 |
Cable driven surgical stapling and cutting instrument with apparatus for preventing inadvertent cable disengagement
A cable driven surgical instrument that has an elongate channel assembly that is constructed to operably support a staple cartridge assembly therein. The instrument may have a knife assembly that...
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7506790 |
Surgical instrument incorporating an electrically actuated articulation mechanism
A surgical instrument particularly suited to endoscopic use articulates an end effector by including an articulation mechanism in an elongate shaft that incorporates an electrically actuated...
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7494038 |
Anvil assembly with improved cut ring
An anvil assembly for use with a surgical stapler is provided. The anvil assembly includes a cut ring assembly having a body and a cover. The cover has a first layer of material having a first...
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7490749 |
Surgical stapling and cutting instrument with manually retractable firing member
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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7487899 |
Surgical instrument incorporating EAP complete firing system 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. In...
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7487898 |
Combustion chamber control for combustion-powered fastener-driving tool
A combustion-powered fastener-driving tool includes a combustion-powered power source, a valve sleeve reciprocable relative to the power source between a rest position and a firing position, and a...
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7481764 |
Self-advancing device
A device ( 1 ) which includes an elongate body ( 2 ) with a movable mass ( 3 ) arranged for sliding movement within the body ( 2 ), the element ( 4 ) being arranged to decelerate toward an end of...
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7473258 |
Surgical stapler
A method for surgically stapling tissue may include providing staples in a first configuration, plastically deforming at least one staple to a second configuration different from the first...
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7472815 |
Surgical stapling instruments with collapsible features for controlling staple height
A surgical instrument for being endoscopically or laparoscopically inserted into a surgical site for simultaneous stapling and severing of tissue includes force adjusted spacing between an upper...
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7467740 |
Surgical stapling instruments having flexible channel and anvil features for adjustable staple heights
A surgical instrument for being endoscopically or laparoscopically inserted into a surgical site for simultaneous stapling and severing of tissue includes force adjusted spacing between an upper...
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7464849 |
Electro-mechanical surgical instrument with closure system and anvil alignment components
A surgical instrument. Various embodiments relate to a surgical cutting and fastening instrument that has an end effector with an anvil that can pivot between open and closed positions relative to...
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7464847 |
Surgical stapler with timer and feedback display
A surgical apparatus has a clamp and a stapling mechanism. The clamp has a first jaw and a second jaw to clamp on a body tissue at a desired location for a stapling operation. The stapling...
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7464846 |
Surgical instrument having a removable battery
A surgical instrument. The surgical instrument comprises a handle, a battery, a motor, and a lockout system. The handle comprises a primary portion and a grip portion. The grip portion is...
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7461767 |
Battery powered surgical instrument
A surgical stapler has a handle assembly including a stationary handle and a trigger. The stapler also has a drive assembly with a body having a working end and a cam member supported on the...
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