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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2011
Matthew D. Holcomb, Lebanon, OH (US);
Jason L. Harris, Mason, OH (US);
Michael J. Stokes, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jeffrey C. Cerier, Franklin, MA (US);
Jonathan B. O'keefe, North Attleboro, MA (US);
Keith D. Boudreau, Beverly, MA (US);
Mark S. Zeiner, Mason, OH (US);
Matthew D. Holcomb, Lebanon, OH (US);
Jason L. Harris, Mason, OH (US);
Michael J. Stokes, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jeffrey C. Cerier, Franklin, MA (US);
Jonathan B. O'Keefe, North Attleboro, MA (US);
Keith D. Boudreau, Beverly, MA (US);
Mark S. Zeiner, Mason, OH (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A surgical fastener applying device having a handle with a trigger pivotably attached thereto and movable within a trigger plane. The trigger has a bottom portion extending from the handle and a top portion disposed within a housing of the handle. The device has a staple housing with a proximal end attached to the handle, a distal end extending therefrom and a longitudinal axis therebetween. The housing has a firing bar disposed within, and the trigger is coupled to the firing bar. The device has a link member with a first end pivotably attached to the top portion of trigger, the link member has a second end comprising a slidable pin. The pin engages a three dimensional cam path disposed within the housing. The link member follows distal and proximal movement of the top portion of the trigger, and the pin slides perpendicular to the trigger plane to follow the three dimensional cam path.