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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 11, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Norikiyo Shibata, Yamato, JP;
Assignee:
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2271752 ; 227 19 ; 2271761 ; 2271791 ;
Abstract
Improved medical suturing apparatus comprises a main body that consists of an operating member and an insertion member extending therefrom and an anvil head that is provided at the distal end of the main body for clinching a plurality of staples, said apparatus further including a staple head that has an array of staples and which is provided in a position opposed to the anvil head.
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