Surgical stapler
US4919320A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 7, 1988 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S227/901
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical stapler which closes a staple during the downstroke of the former and strips the closed staple during the upstroke of the anvil by pressing the crossarm of the closed staple against a bevelled cam surface.
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