Surgical stapler and feeder belt configurations

US11096685B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Aesculap AG · DE

Inventors

• Nathan H. White · Palo Alto, US
• Michael Schaller · Louisville, US
• Michael Murillo · Palo Alto, US
• Jared L. Van Cleave · Menlo Park, US
• Philipe R. Manoux · San Francisco, US
• Bryan D. Knodel · Cincinnati, US
• Benjamin J. Matthias · San Mateo, US
• John E. Rivera · Woodside, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 22, 2018
• Grant date: Aug 24, 2021
• Expiry date: Sep 3, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2090/037
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A surgical apparatus comprises a surgical staple for treating tissues of a patient in a surgical procedure. The surgical staple is deformable from a first configuration (e.g., an un-deployed configuration) to a second configuration (e.g., a deployed configuration) in accordance with embodiments of the present invention. The surgical staple includes a first leg and a second leg, wherein said surgical staple substantially resembles a V-shape or a suture needle in the first configuration and substantially forms a D-shape in the second configuration in accordance with embodiments of the present invention.