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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2021
Dinesh Vyas, Elk Grove, CA (US);
Anoushka Vyas, Elk Grove, CA (US);
Stephane M. Gobron, San Marino, CA (US);
Dinesh Vyas, Elk Grove, CA (US);
Anoushka Vyas, Elk Grove, CA (US);
Stephane M. Gobron, San Marino, CA (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are provided for performing a medical procedure, such as a laparoscopic appendectomy or tubal ligation, using a stapler apparatus including a handle portion including a shaft include proximal and distal ends, an end effector attached to the distal end of the shaft of the handle carrying one or more staples, and an imaging sleeve carried on the shaft. For example, the end effector may include first and second jaws movable relative to one another between open and closed positions, the first jaw carrying a cartridge which includes the one or more staples. The end effector is introduced into a patient's body, tissue is positioned/locked between the jaws, and a plurality of staples are deployed into the tissue.