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Surgical stapler

US5100041A · kind A · utility

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11Claims
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Filing dateNov 22, 1989
Grant dateMar 31, 1992
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Expiry dateNov 22, 2009

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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