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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2001
Filed:
May. 21, 1999
Ronald D. Adams, Holliston, MA (US);
Roy H. Sullivan, III, Millville, MA (US);
Lauren O. Main, Somerset, MI (US);
Peter K. Kratsch, Sunrise, FL (US);
George A. Nunez, Miami, FL (US);
Jurgen A. Kortenbach, Miami Springs, FL (US);
Matt Solar, Cooper City, FL (US);
Gerhard F. Buess, T{umlaut over (u)}bingen-Bebenhausen, DE;
Marc O. Schurr, T{umlaut over (u)}bingen, DE;
Scimed Life Systems, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A full-thickness resection system comprises a flexible endoscope and a stapling mechanism, wherein the endoscope is slidably received through at least a portion of the stapling mechanism. The stapling mechanism comprises an anvil and a stapling head mounted to the anvil so that the anvil and the stapling head are moveable with respect to one another between a tissue receiving position and a stapling position and wherein a gap formed between the stapling head and the anvil is larger in the tissue receiving position than it is in the stapling position. A position adjusting mechanism is provided for moving the anvil and the stapling head between the tissue receiving and stapling positions and a staple firing mechanism sequentially fires a plurality of staples from the stapling head across the gap against the anvil and through any tissue received in the gap and a knife cuts a portion of tissue received within the gap. A control unit which remains outside the body is coupled to the stapling mechanism for controlling operation of the position adjusting mechanism and the staple firing mechanism.