Surgical device for stapling and fastening body tissues
US5395030A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 2, 1993 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 2, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/2927
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical device for stapling and fastening body tissues, which comprises a staple-applying section containing a plurality of staples, a staple pusher incorporated in the staple-applying section, for applying the staples, an anvil section for deforming the staples, thereby to staple the body tissues together, an operation section for operating the staple pusher and the anvil section, an observation window located near the anvil section, and an ocular section for displaying images supplied from the observation window.
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