Hollow tissue inosculation apparatus
US8074860B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 16, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/320052
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A hollow tissue inosculation apparatus is to inosculate two hollow tissues to each other with a staple having a plurality of elastically deformable bent staple pins. The hollow tissue inosculation apparatus includes a staple holder to hold the staple, a curvature control mechanism to control curvature of the staple pins of the staple held in the staple holder, an incision mechanism to incise the hollow tissues, and a gap control mechanism to control gaps between the staple holder and the hollow tissues. The curvature control mechanism substantially straightens the staple pins. The gap control mechanism reduces the gaps to cause the substantially straightened staple pins to penetrate through the hollow tissues. The incision mechanism includes two cutters to incise the hollow tissues, respectively. The staple holder holds the staple so that the blades of the cutters do not come into contact with the staple.
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