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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:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2009
Nathan H. White, Redwood City, CA (US);
Michael P. Schaller, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Michael Murillo, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jared L. Van Cleave, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Philipe R. Manoux, San Francisco, CA (US);
Bryan D. Knodel, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Benjamin J. Matthias, San Mateo, CA (US);
John E. Rivera, Woodside, CA (US);
Nathan H. White, Redwood City, CA (US);
Michael P. Schaller, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Michael Murillo, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jared L. Van Cleave, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Philipe R. Manoux, San Francisco, CA (US);
Bryan D. Knodel, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Benjamin J. Matthias, San Mateo, CA (US);
John E. Rivera, Woodside, CA (US);
Cardica, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
One exemplary surgical apparatus may include at least one carrier, staples fixed to a corresponding carrier, and a feeder belt to which at least one carrier is frangibly connected. Another exemplary surgical apparatus may include a staple holder, an anvil movably connected to the staple holder, a feeder belt, where at least part of the feeder belt extends into the staple holder, and staples fixed to and frangibly separable from the feeder belt; where the staples are organized into at least two groups spaced apart from one another; and where at least one staple is deployable to a different closed shape than at least one other staple. Another exemplary surgical apparatus may include a feeder belt, a first plurality of staples fixed directly to and frangibly separable from the feeder belt; a plurality of extension arms extending at least partially in the lateral direction away from the feeder belt; and a second plurality of staples each fixed to an extension arm at a location spaced laterally apart from the feeder belt.