Surgical anastomosis stapler
US6050472A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 11, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/0811
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Improved medical suturing apparatus comprises a main body that consists of an operating member and an insertion member extending therefrom and an anvil head that is provided at the distal end of the main body for clinching a plurality of staples, said apparatus further including a staple head that has an array of staples and which is provided in a position opposed to the anvil head.
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