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Patent No.:

US 5018657 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 1991

Filed:

Jan. 09, 1989

Pneumatically actuated surgical stapler head

Applicant:
Inventors:

Jack Pedlick, Butler, NJ (US);

Bela Vincze, Flemington, NJ (US);

Jess Deniega, Flemington, NJ (US);

Assignee:

Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);

Attorney:

Coletti; Paul A.

Primary Examiner:

Paul A Bell

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A41H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
227178 ; 227 19 ; 227130 ;
Abstract

A driving mechanism is provided as a means to clamp and implant surgical staples pneumatically. First, one pneumatic line propels a clamping piston to clamp the tissue and to propel a driving piston into position to be fired. Then a second pneumatic line causes the driving piston to propel a driver which implants staples into the tissue.

Published as:
GB8800909D0; EP0324635A1; EP0324636A1; AU2849389A; AU2849589A; AU2849689A; AU2849789A; BR8900168A; BR8900170A; BR8900176A; BR8900177A; PT89450A; PT89451A; PT89452A; PT89458A; JPH01250238A; JPH01288248A; JPH01308541A; JPH01317429A; US4938408A; US4951861A; ZA8959B; ZA8960B; ZA8994B; ZA8998B; US4964559A; US5018657A; AU613444B2; AU614014B2; AU614015B2; AU614572B2; CA1306650C; CA1306651C; CA1306652C; GR1000770B; GR1000771B; GR1000772B; GR1000773B; CA1325572C; PT89450B; PT89452B; EP0324635B1; EP0324636B1; ATE103158T1; ATE103159T1; DE68914002D1; DE68914003D1; DE68914004D1; ES2050222T3; ES2050223T3; ES2050224T3; DE68914002T2; DE68914003T2; DE68914004T2; PT89451B; JP2601534B2; JP2601535B2; JP2601536B2; JP2601537B2;

Find Patent Forward Citations

Pedlick, Jack. (1991). Pneumatically actuated surgical stapler head (U.S. Patent No. 5018657). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5018657

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