Laproscopic stapler
US8672209B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 25, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/320052
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical stapling and cutting method comprises: inserting tissue between jaws of a stapler/cutter end effector; closing the jaws; progressively ejecting staples from a first jaw, the progression being from an open distal end of the end effector toward a proximal end of the end effector; and drawing a blade through the tissue in a direction from the distal end toward the proximal end. Apparatus may be provided for performing the method.
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