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Bone stapler cartridge

US4569469A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 15, 1985
Grant dateFeb 11, 1986
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Expiry dateFeb 15, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2017/00544
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A bone stapler including a staple cartridge that, when removed from the stapler, insures that no staple can remain in the stapler, and is held in place by a rotatable locking member that in one position can pass through an opening in a wall of the stapler and can then be rotated to hold the cartridge in place.

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