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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:
May. 20, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 27, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alan K Plyley, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Claude A Vidal, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Roger Lagerquist, Isla Vista, CA (US);
Assignee:
United States Surgical Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2271751 ; 227 19 ; 2271752 ; 2271761 ;
Abstract
A surgical stapler with an overload sensor and lockout is disclosed. The surgical stapler is particularly useful in laparoscopic surgical procedures.
Published as:
CA2185147A1; WO9529639A1; US5470007A; AU2295395A; EP0749287A1; US5630539A; EP0749287B1; DE69532111D1; DE69532111T2;