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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 1995
Filed:
Jul. 05, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Daniel Rodak, Milford, CT (US);
Assignee:
United States Surgical Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
227176 ; 227-8 ; 227 19 ; 227178 ;
Abstract
An improved apparatus for applying surgical fasteners to body tissue comprising a cartridge containing a plurality of fasteners, an anvil positioned opposite the cartridge, and a locking mechanism to prevent re-approximation of the cartridge towards the anvil when the cartridge is withdrawn from the anvil after the fasteners are fired. The locking mechanism comprises a leaf spring clip with a distal hook for engaging a slot on the anvil support arm. The clip is moved distally when the staples are fired, and the hook engages the slot when the fastener holding cartridge is moved to the open position to release the body tissue.
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