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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 1995
Filed:
Apr. 22, 1994
Minoru Tsuruta, Tokyo, JP;
Toshihiko Suzuta, Tokyo, JP;
Akio Nakada, Tokyo, JP;
Seiji Kuramoto, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroki Hibino, Tokyo, JP;
Shiro Bito, Tokyo, JP;
Akito Mukaizawa, Tokyo, JP;
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a surgical device for applying surgical fasteners to body tissues in order to fasten the body tissues together. The device comprises an operation section having a housing having an inner space completely sealed from the outside, drive elements electrically driven and arranged in the inner space of the operation section, an insertion section including a housing which has a first end portion containing the fasteners and having an opening through which the fasteners are to be applied, and a second end portion removably coupled to the housing of the operation section, fastener-applying elements located in the housing of the insertion section, for applying the fasteners from the opening to body tissues, and force-transmitting elements for transmitting drive force from the drive elements to the fastener-applying elements.