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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2010
Applicants:
Frank Viola, Sandy Hook, CT (US);
John W. Beardsley, Wallingford, CT (US);
Teddy R. Bryant, Branford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Frank Viola, Sandy Hook, CT (US);
John W. Beardsley, Wallingford, CT (US);
Teddy R. Bryant, Branford, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00433 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2927 (2013.01); A61B 2017/003 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2905 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00022 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07278 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00017 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00327 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00309 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2932 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical stapler having a remote motorized staple head is provided and generally includes a handle having a control button and a highly flexible cable extending distally from the handle. A housing incorporating a staple assembly is affixed to a distal end of the flexible cable. The housing may incorporate articulating structure to position the staple assembly relative to the remainder of the housing.
Published as:
CA2707875A1; EP2263568A2; US2010320252A1; AU2010202511A1; EP2263568A3; AU2010202511B2; US8827134B2; US2014374464A1; US9113875B2; EP2263568B1;