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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:
Dec. 24, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 01, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alan K Plyley, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Claude A Vidal, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
John L Minck, Jr, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Alan J Solyntjes, Richfield, MN (US);
Assignee:
United States Surgical Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2271761 ; 227 19 ; 2271781 ;
Abstract
Surgical staplers for use during open and/or laparoscopic surgical procedures are disclosed. Novel firing device trapping assemblies, pushers, staple lines and firing handles are described. Many of the novel devices reduce the overall firing force experienced by the surgeon.
Published as:
WO9529638A2; AU2385295A; WO9529638A3; US5489058A; US5535935A; US5586711A; EP0749288A1; US5816471A; EP0749288B1; DE69531987D1; EP1382303A1; EP1382304A1; EP1382305A1; DE69531987T2; EP1382303B1; DE69535084D1; EP1702567A2; DE69535084T2; EP1382305B1; EP1382304B1; DE69535425D1; DE69535435D1; EP1702567A3; DE69535435T2; DE69535425T2; EP1702567B1; DE69535968D1;