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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
May. 22, 2020
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, NO;
Lars Cato Rekstad, Trondheim, NO;
Brynjulf Ystgaard, Trondheim, NO;
NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (NTNU), Trondheim, NO;
Abstract
A surgical stapler includes a proximal end and a distal end and an anvil at the distal end for providing resistance to staples during the stapling operation of the surgical stapler. The anvil may include a number of segments arranged end-to-end. The anvil is elongated in the collapsed state, the anvil being elongated generally in a first direction D. The anvil is configured such that the segments rotate about a rotation axis along a perpendicular second direction Dwhen the anvil is actuated between the deployed and the collapsed states. The anvil is configured such that adjacent segments pivot relative to each other about a pivot axis along a third direction Dwhen the anvil is actuated between the deployed and collapsed states. The stapler also includes an actuator mechanism, wherein the actuator mechanism is configured to be controlled from a location on the surgical stapler towards the proximal end.