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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
May. 11, 2012
Michael Cardinale, Morristown, NJ (US);
Doug Souls, Andover, NJ (US);
Simon Cohn, Lebanon, NJ (US);
Jonathan B. Gabel, Randolph, NJ (US);
Matthew Daniel, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Danial Paul Ferreira, Milford, CT (US);
Michael Cardinale, Morristown, NJ (US);
Doug Souls, Andover, NJ (US);
Simon Cohn, Lebanon, NJ (US);
Jonathan B. Gabel, Randolph, NJ (US);
Matthew Daniel, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Danial Paul Ferreira, Milford, CT (US);
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Abstract
An applicator instrument for dispensing surgical fasteners includes a housing defining a bottom of the applicator instrument, a firing system disposed in the housing and being moveable in distal and proximal directions along a first axis, a handle extending upwardly from the housing along a second axis that defines an acute angle with the first axis, the handle having an upper end that defines a top of the applicator instrument, and a trigger mounted on the handle for actuating the firing system. The applicator instrument includes an elongated shaft extending from the housing, the elongated shaft having a proximal section that extends along the first axis and a distal section that is oriented at an angle relative to the proximal section for extending upwardly toward the top of the application instrument. A distal end cap has a proximally sloping distal face and a dispensing window for dispensing surgical fasteners.