Surgical stapling instrument
US5732872A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 6, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/064
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A stapler for stapling a tubular structure to another structure. The stapler has an anvil which is expandable from a collapsed position to an expanded position. The stapler has a recess which receives at least a portion of the tubular structure and a shoulder which receives an everted end of the tubular structure. A first actuator moves the anvil relative to the shoulder for compressing the structures which are to be stapled together. A second actuator is used for driving the staples through the structures to be stapled together.
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