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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2021
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Andrew Vahabzadeh-hagh, La Jolla, CA (US);
Rebeca Cardenas, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Anne Edquilang, San Diego, CA (US);
Wei Te Ha, West Covina, CA (US);
Adam Lin, San Jose, CA (US);
Andrew Vahabzadeh-Hagh, La Jolla, CA (US);
Rebeca Cardenas, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Anne Edquilang, San Diego, CA (US);
Wei Te Ha, West Covina, CA (US);
Adam Lin, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is an endoscopic stapler that can be operated through the small working channel of a laryngoscope, other rigid endoscope, or a natural orifice to safely and effectively connect tissues permanently or semi-permanently. The endoscopic stapler apparatus includes a handle including a trigger, an outer shaft coupled to the handle, and an inner shaft with prongs positioned at a distal end of the inner shaft. The endoscopic stapler further includes a hook, wherein the hook and prongs are positioned to capture a staple at a tip of the prongs, wherein a proximal end of the inner shaft is coupled to the trigger, and wherein activation of the trigger causes the prongs to translate away from the handle causing the prongs to bend and close the staple.