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Self contained gas powered surgical apparatus
Assignee: United States Surgical Corp
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Filing: 1995-11-15
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Granted: 1997-07-15
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Expires: 2015-11-15
Abstract
Abstract A self contained gas powered endoscopic surgical apparatus is provided for placing lateral lines of surgical fasteners into body tissue. The apparatus includes a frame portion, an elongated portion extending from the frame portion, and an articulating fastener applying assembly associated with a distal end of the elongated portion. The fastener applying assembly includes a base portion, a staple cartridge housing, and an anvil member which has a forming surface thereon against which surgical fasteners are driven as they are ejected from the cartridge housing. A serf contained pneumatic system is associated with the frame portion and is actuable to eject the surgical fasteners from the cartridge assembly. A first mechanism is provided for effectuating the rotation of the fastener applying assembly about an axis defined by the body portion, a second mechanism is provided for effectuating the articulation of the fastener applying assembly, and a third mechanism is provided for independently rotating the cartridge housing and anvil member relative to a longitudinal axis defined by the base position to increase the range of operability of the apparatus.
Inventors
- 👤 David T. Green
- 👤 Mitchell J. Palmer
- 👤 Keith L. Milliman
- 👤 Robert C. Savage
- 👤 Richard C. McClure
- 👤 Lisa W. Heaton
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 15:42
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/068; A61B17/072; A61B17/07207; A61B17/00234; A61B2017/00535; A61B2017/00544; A61B2017/00548; A61B2017/07214; A61B2017/07278; A61B17/28; A61B17/29; A61B2017/2926; A61B2017/2927; A61B2017/2929; A61B2017/2932; A61B2017/2933; A61B2017/2936; A61B90/00; A61B90/03; A61B2090/038; A61B90/08; A61B2090/0803
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
271 words
A surgical apparatus for driving surgical fasteners comprising: a) a frame portion defining an elongated barrel section and a stationary hand grip section which depends angularly from said barrel section; b) an elongated body portion extending distally from said barrel section of said frame portion and defining a first longitudinal axis; c) a fastener applying assembly associated with a distal end portion of said body portion, said fastener applying assembly including: i) a cartridge assembly having a tissue engaging surface thereon and having a plurality of surgical fasteners contained therein; and ii) an anvil member mounted adjacent said cartridge assembly and having a fastener forming surface thereon, said anvil member and said cartridge assembly being relatively movable between an open position wherein said fastener forming surface is spaced from said tissue engaging surface and a closed position wherein said fastener forming surface is in close cooperative alignment with said tissue engaging surface; d) approximation means operatively associated with said fastener applying assembly and actuable from said frame portion for effecting relative movement of said anvil member and said cartridge assembly between said open and closed positions; e) fastener ejection means movable through said cartridge assembly and actuable from said frame portion for sequentially ejecting said plurality of surgical fasteners from said cartridge assembly; f) a pneumatic actuation system disposed within said frame portion and operatively associated with said means for sequentially ejecting surgical fasteners from said cartridge assembly; and g) a counter mechanism for indicating the number of times the pneumatic actuation system may be operated, including a ratchet assembly having a linearly translating rack member and a reciprocating ratchet shaft.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
271 words
A surgical apparatus for driving surgical fasteners comprising: a) a frame portion defining an elongated barrel section and a stationary hand grip section which depends angularly from said barrel section; b) an elongated body portion extending distally from said barrel section of said frame portion and defining a first longitudinal axis; c) a fastener applying assembly associated with a distal end portion of said body portion, said fastener applying assembly including: i) a cartridge assembly having a tissue engaging surface thereon and having a plurality of surgical fasteners contained therein; and ii) an anvil member mounted adjacent said cartridge assembly and having a fastener forming surface thereon, said anvil member and said cartridge assembly being relatively movable between an open position wherein said fastener forming surface is spaced from said tissue engaging surface and a closed position wherein said fastener forming surface is in close cooperative alignment with said tissue engaging surface; d) approximation means operatively associated with said fastener applying assembly and actuable from said frame portion for effecting relative movement of said anvil member and said cartridge assembly between said open and closed positions; e) fastener ejection means movable through said cartridge assembly and actuable from said frame portion for sequentially ejecting said plurality of surgical fasteners from said cartridge assembly; f) a pneumatic actuation system disposed within said frame portion and operatively associated with said means for sequentially ejecting surgical fasteners from said cartridge assembly; and g) a counter mechanism for indicating the number of times the pneumatic actuation system may be operated, including a ratchet assembly having a linearly translating rack member and a reciprocating ratchet shaft.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
76 words
A surgical apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said pneumatic actuation system comprises a canister of compressed gas disposed within said angularly depending stationary hand grip section of said frame portion, a valve member disposed adjacent said canister of compressed gas, and a compression chamber defined within said barrel section of said frame portion for housing a piston which is movable through said compression chamber in response to a release of gas from said canister.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
A surgical apparatus as recited in claim 2, wherein said canister has fixed longitudinal orientation with respect to said frame portion and said valve member is movable relative to said canister for releasing compressed gas therefrom.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
A surgical apparatus as recited in claim 3, wherein an actuation trigger is operatively associated with said stationary handle section of said frame portion for moving said valve member toward said canister of compressed gas.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
A surgical apparatus as recited in claim 4, further comprising means operatively associated with said frame portion for selectively inhibiting movement of said actuation trigger while maintaining said actuation trigger in a position wherein access thereto is precluded.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
A surgical apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said frame portion includes a pivoting handle configured for movement toward and away from said stationary hand grip section to actuate said approximation means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
A surgical apparatus as recited in claim 1, further comprising means for rotating said fastener applying assembly about said first longitudinal axis defined by said body portion relative to said frame portion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
49 words
A surgical apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said fastener applying assembly further comprises a base portion pivotably connected to a distal end of said body portion and configured for mounting said anvil member and said cartridge assembly, said base portion defining a second longitudinal axis extending therethrough.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
41 words
A surgical apparatus as recited in claim 8, further comprising means for articulating said fastener applying assembly between a first position substantially parallel to said first longitudinal axis and a second position disposed at an angle to said first longitudinal axis.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
A surgical apparatus as recited in claim 8, further comprising means for rotating said cartridge assembly and said anvil member about said second longitudinal axis relative to said base portion.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
A surgical apparatus as recited in claim 1, further comprising disabling means operatively associated with said counter means for rendering said surgical apparatus inoperative after the performance of a predetermined number of operations.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
A surgical apparatus as recited in claim 11, wherein said disabling means comprises a linkage mechanism operatively associated with said ratchet shaft and said pneumatic actuation system.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
34 words
A surgical apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said fastener ejection means comprises a camming sled movable through said cartridge assembly from a distal end portion thereof toward a proximal end portion thereof.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
30 words
A surgical apparatus as recited in claim 13, wherein said camming sled includes a base portion and a plurality of upstanding spaced apart cam plates depending from said base portion.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
A surgical apparatus as recited in claim 14, wherein an actuation cable extends from said camming sled through said body portion to said pneumatic actuation system.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
30 words
A surgical apparatus as recited in claim 15, wherein means is provided at a distal end of said actuation cable for releasably engaging said base portion of said camming sled.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
64 words
In a surgical apparatus for driving surgical fasteners having a pneumatic actuation system disposed within a frame portion for sequentially ejecting a plurality of surgical fasteners from a cartridge assembly, the improvement comprising a counter mechanism for indicating the number of times the pneumatic actuation system may be operated, including a ratchet assembly having a linearly translating rack member and a reciprocating ratchet shaft.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
64 words
In a surgical apparatus for driving surgical fasteners having a pneumatic actuation system disposed within a frame portion for sequentially ejecting a plurality of surgical fasteners from a cartridge assembly, the improvement comprising a counter mechanism for indicating the number of times the pneumatic actuation system may be operated, including a ratchet assembly having a linearly translating rack member and a reciprocating ratchet shaft.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 2000-07-14 | 2001-01-13 | 2001-07-15 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2004-07-14 | 2005-01-13 | 2005-07-15 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2008-07-14 | 2009-01-13 | 2009-07-15 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |