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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2011
Applicant:
Bernard A. Hausen, Redwood City, CA (US);
Inventor:
Bernard A. Hausen, Redwood City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cardica, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/068 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A surgical tool may include a circular surgical stapler and an anvil initially disconnected and separate from the surgical stapler; where at least one of the circular surgical stapler and the anvil is magnetic.