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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2004
Federico Bilotti, Via Padre G.A. Filippini, IT;
Michele D'arcangelo, Via Benedetto Croce, IT;
Antonio Longo, Via Maqueda, IT;
Jesse J. Kuhns, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Federico Bilotti, Via Padre G.A. Filippini, IT;
Michele D'Arcangelo, Via Benedetto Croce, IT;
Antonio Longo, Via Maqueda, IT;
Jesse J. Kuhns, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A surgical stapling instrument including a staple fastening assembly with a curved cartridge device and a curved anvil. The cartridge device has at least one curved open row of staples which are formed by a staple forming face of the anvil (). The anvil can be moved relatively with respect to the cartridge device () the device further includes a handle in the proximal end region of the instrument and is operatively connected to the staple fastening assembly. A flexible backbone, preferably an endoscope, is arranged between the handle and the staple fastening assembly and guides force transmitters of the moving device and the staple driving device.