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7608108 Tissue repair system  
A repair system including a closure prosthesis and deployment device, and associated methods for repairing any imperfection including a flaw, hole, tear, bulge, or, in some cases, a deliberate cut...
7597706 Advanced wound site management systems and methods  
A tissue staple that includes a pair of legs arranged generally parallel to one another connected by a pair of tabs. The tabs define an arc that extends distally from the proximal ends of the legs,...
7597230 Surgical stapling device  
A surgical device is disclosed which includes a handle portion, a central body portion and a SULU. The SULU includes a proximal body portion, an intermediate pivot member and a tool assembly. The...
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...
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...
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...
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...
7547326 Disc annulus repair system  
A repair system including a closure prosthesis and deployment device, and associated methods for repairing any imperfection including a flaw, hole, tear, bulge, or, in some cases, a deliberate cut...
7547312 Circular stapler buttress  
A buttress for use with circular surgical staplers that does not require adhesive to securely fasten the buttress to the stapler. Following cutting and stapling by the circular stapler, the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
7517356 Surgical stapler and method  
The present disclosure relates to surgical instruments including a staple anvil formed in a distal end of the surgical stapler and a staple cartridge selectively receivable in a distal end of the...
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...
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...
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...
7503474 Medical instrument  
A hydraulically actuated medical instrument includes an elongated shaft having proximal and distal ends, a hydraulically actuated end effector at the distal end of the shaft and a fluid flow path...
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...
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...
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...
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...
7455682 Structure containing wound treatment material  
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, an anvil assembly for a circular stapling apparatus, is disclosed. The anvil assembly includes an anvil head configured to support an anvil plate...
7448525 Pneumatically powered surgical cutting and fastening instrument with manually operated retraction apparatus  
A surgical instrument for use in connection with a pneumatically powered tool having a firing mechanism operably supported therein that is movable between an unactuated position and an actuated...
7442201 Impermanent biocompatible fastener  
A biocompatible fastener particularly well-suited for use in fundoplication procedures. In a preferred embodiment, the fastener is designed to break within the span of approximately three to six...
7441685 Surgical stapling instrument with a return mechanism  
A surgical instrument including a band configured to move a cutting member within an end effector. The instrument can further include a reel, wherein at least a portion of the band can be wound...
7434716 Staple driver for articulating surgical stapler  
An articulating surgical instrument is provided including a handle, an articulating portion extending distally of the handle and an end effector positioned on a distal end of the articulating...
7431730 Surgical stapling apparatus having a wound closure material applicator assembly  
This disclosure relates to surgical stapling apparatus for enhancing one or more properties of body tissue that is or is to be repaired or joined. The apparatus includes a staple anvil, a staple...
7431188 Surgical stapling apparatus with powered articulation  
The surgical stapling apparatus includes a handle assembly, an elongated body extending distally from the handle assembly, and an articulation mechanism for articulating a tool assembly. The...
7422596 Kit comprising a medical fixing element and a device for placing said fixing element  
The kit ( 1 ) comprises a needle ( 3 ) for placing the fixing element ( 2 ), and the fixing element ( 2 ) comprises at least one stop part ( 5 ) and a threaded deformable part ( 7 ) joined to said...
7422137 Anastomosis instrument and method for performing same  
A surgical instrument for creating an anastomosis includes a housing, a handle extending from the housing and a fastener support member extending distally from the housing. The fastener support...
7419080 Surgical stapling and cutting device with dual actuating control knob  
A medical device includes a surgical end effector, an end effector control handle, and a control shaft having a longitudinal axis and a handle portion connecting the control shaft to the control...
7416533 Marking biopsy sites  
A needle biopsy system for marking a sampling site is described.
7410086 Electroactive polymer-based actuation mechanism for circular stapler  
Methods and devices are provided for actuating and/or articulating a circular stapler. In one exemplary embodiment, a circular stapler is provided having an elongate shaft with a stapling apparatus...
7404509 Electroactive polymer-based articulation mechanism for linear stapler  
Methods and devices are provided for actuating and/or articulating a surgical stapler. In one embodiment, a surgical stapler is provided having a stapling mechanism or end effector that is movably...
7404508 Surgical stapling and cutting device  
A medical device includes a control handle, an end effector, and a passive articulating joint connecting the end effector to the handle. The handle has a stapling actuator, an articulation joint...
7401720 Dual surgical stapler  
A dual staple disposable surgical gun, wherein the gun fires two staples in a staggered formation simultaneously to close an incision in the skin to prevent the skin overlapping. The dual staple...
7399310 Endovascular stapler  
An endovascular stapler for securing an endograft to a vessel is disclosed. The stapler includes a staple housing adapted for storing at least one staple therein. The staple housing having an exit...
7399305 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...
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...
7343920 Connective tissue repair system  
Systems, including apparatus and methods, for repairing injured connective tissue. These systems may include, among others, a surgical stapler and staples for repairing partially or completely...
7326232 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...
7326231 Device for the repair of arteries  
A device is provided for piercing a graft and artery wall in order to retain the graft on the artery. The device has a central section with an abutment surface for contacting the inner wall of the...
7303570 Anastomosis tool having a connector holder  
An anastomosis tool may include a connector holder connected to an anvil. The connector holder may be bifurcated and configured to straddle the graft vessel. The connector holder may be generally...
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...
7285131 System for performing anastomosis  
An anastomosis system for connecting a graft vessel to a target vessel includes an elongated anvil arm for insertion into the target vessel. The anvil arm includes a contact surface that contacts...
7267682 Anastomosis staple  
An anastomosis staple has a base from which multiple deformable tines extend. At least one tine may be offset from at least one other tine. The tines are moveable from a first configuration to a...
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...
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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