Apparatus for applying surgical fasteners
US5579978A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 16, 1994 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/072
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical stapling or fastening instrument for applying surgical fasteners to tissue having an adjustable closure mechanism to linearly approximate the distance between the jaw members of the instrument. The adjustable closure mechanism consists of a retaining mechanism and a linkage structure which is actuable to linearly urge the jaw members towards each other. A coupling arrangement is also provided which permits firing of the staples or fasteners only when the jaw members are approximated a predetermined distance towards each other.
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