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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2005
Theodore M. Bender, San Francisco, CA (US);
Zachary Warder-gabaldon, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Matthew B. Newell, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Bernard A. Hausen, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Brian R. Dubois, Redwood City, CA (US);
Bryan D. Knodel, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Theodore M. Bender, San Francisco, CA (US);
Zachary Warder-Gabaldon, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Matthew B. Newell, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Bernard A. Hausen, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Brian R. DuBois, Redwood City, CA (US);
Bryan D. Knodel, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Cardica, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for closing an opening in tissue may include an end effector that holds a staple, where the staple is plastically deformed to a splayed configuration for engaging tissue, then plastically deformed to a closed condition for closing the opening. The system may include one or more butterfly members configured to register the opening to the end effector.