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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:
Oct. 07, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 05, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
John R Bittner, Loveland, OH (US);
Peter Lau, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2271754 ; 2271752 ; 2271801 ;
Abstract
A surgical stapler for effecting simultaneous cutting and stapling of tissue includes a frame and a staple cartridge positionable in the frame. The stapler includes a knife blade mounted for movement distally of the staple cartridge, with the cartridge including a rotatable member which cooperates with the knife blade for preventing use of the stapler unless it is fitted with a fresh, unused staple cartridge. The rotatable member on the staple cartridge is configured to facilitate convenient and efficient use of the stapler by reducing the force required for operation of the device.
Published as:
CA2198982A1; EP0793943A1; AU1510197A; US5673842A; JPH10195A; AU706287B2; EP0793943B1; DE69713933D1; DE69713933T2; ES2179269T3; CA2198982C; JP3862803B2;