United States Surgical Corporation

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Covidien LP

Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company

Tyco Healthcare Group LP

Roger Lagerquist

Alan Kirby Plyley

Claude A Vidal

Russell J Redmond

Bruce Arthur Christie

John H Sheets

Russell Heinrich J Redmond

A surgical instrument with articulated jaw structure includes a frame and two jaws. The jaws have proximal portions that are mounted to each other for movement in a substantially parallel relation between a fully open position wherein the jaws are separated for receiving tissue therebetween and an approximated position wherein the jaws are closer together. Preferably, the jaws are in the fully open position when the distal portion of at least of the jaws is located in an extended position and are in the approximated position when the distal portion of the extended jaw or jaws is located in a retracted position. The surgical instrument may further include a detachable knife assembly and knife actuating mechanism.

Surgical instrument having an articulated jaw structure and a detachable knife

A surgical instrument with articulated jaw structure includes a frame and two jaws. The jaws have proximal portions that are mounted to each other for movement in a substantially parallel relation between a fully open position wherein the jaws are separated for receiving tissue therebetween and an approximated position wherein the jaws are closer together. Preferably, the jaws are in the fully open position when the distal portion of at least one of the jaws is located in an extended position and are in the approximated position when the distal portion of the extended jaw or jaws is located in a retracted position. The surgical instrument may further include a detachable knife assembly and knife actuating mechanism.

Surgical instrument having an articulated jaw structure and a detachable

A surgical stapler with an overload sensor and lockout is disclosed. The surgical stapler is particularly useful in laparoscopic surgical procedures.

Laparoscopic stapler with overload sensor and interlock

An intraocular lens for positioning in either the anterior or posterior chambers of the eye includes a lens body having first and second support members extending from the lens body for engaging adjacent portions of the anterior or posterior chamber of the eye, each comprising a resilient spring-like asymmetric support loop extending outwardly from the periphery of the lens body and having first and second parallel end portions embedded in chordal bores in the periphery of the lens body; first and second sloped leg portions of different lengths extend outwardly from the end portions and a transverse portion extends transversely from outer ends of the first and second leg portions and includes contact foot portions on each end which are separated by an inwardly extending arcuate connector portion.

Multi-positionable intraocular lens

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Goleta, CA, United States of America

Roger Lagerquist