Stapler
US4477008A · kind A · utility
9Cited by
9References
12Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 18, 1983 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 18, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/0684
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A stapler for applying a staple to join living tissue, a major portion or all of which stapler can be made as a unitary molding. The stapler comprises a body adapted to support the staple adjacent an anvil, and a ram adapted to close the staple around the anvil slidably mounted on the body. A single toggle joint linkage between the body and ram can be squeezed toward the body to bend the toggle joint linkage about axes parallel to the side surface of the staple and move the ram so that the staple is closed.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.