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EP0273468A3 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Surgical stapling instrument

Assignee: HOSPITAL Products Ltd
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Filing: 1982-12-22
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2002-12-22
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Abstract

Abstract A surgical stapler of the type in which staples are ejected from a staple cartridge to be formed against an anvil, the cartridge being held in a cartridge holder (122) between the jaws (55), (56) of an interchangeable jaw member (54). The jaw member (54) is interchangeably attached by a locking slide (53) to a housing (50) having an operating lever (58). The operating lever (58) is operable in a first movement to cause the cartridge holder (122) to move towards the anvil placing the cartridge into a staple firing position and is operated in a second movement to cause the staple to be ejected from the cartridge.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hans Ludwig Freund
  • 👤 Gavin Kerr

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 21:04
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/068; A61B17/072

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References Cited (Backward Citations)

US3315863A Cited
US3490675A Cited
WO1981003303A1 Cited

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