Apparatus for applying surgical fasteners
US5706997A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 7, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/0725
- 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 an advancing mechanism and a retaining mechanism, wherein the actuating mechanism is actuable to 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 from each other.
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