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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 1993
Filed:
Jan. 22, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kanji Matsutani, Takanezawa, JP;
Masatoshi Fukuda, Utsunomiya, JP;
Katsutoshi Sato, Kamikawachi, JP;
Assignee:
Matsutani Seisakusho Co., Ltd., Tochigi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
227177 ; 227 19 ;
Abstract
In a medical stapler, an anvil is disposed in the vicinity of an opening in a casing, and is disposed in a path of movement of a ram. A foremost staple placed on the anvil is shaped through the cooperation of the advancing ram with the anvil in such a manner that a pair of legs of this foremost staple are moved toward each other. The anvil has a shaping surface disposed in opposed relation to the ram. This shaping surface is inclined relative to the path of movement of the ram in such a manner as to approach the ram progressively toward the distal end of the shaping surface.