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Surgical stapling instrument
Assignee: Heartport Inc
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Filing: 1996-02-06
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Granted: 1998-03-31
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Expires: 2016-02-06
Abstract
Abstract A stapler for stapling a tubular structure to another structure. The stapler has an anvil which is expandable from a collapsed position to an expanded position. The stapler has a recess which receives at least a portion of the tubular structure and a shoulder which receives an everted end of the tubular structure. A first actuator moves the anvil relative to the shoulder for compressing the structures which are to be stapled together. A second actuator is used for driving the staples through the structures to be stapled together.
Inventors
- 👤 Lee R. Bolduc
- 👤 Christopher F. Heck
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 18:33
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/11; A61B17/115; A61B17/1152; A61B17/064; A61B17/0644; A61B17/1155; A61B17/00234; A61B2017/00238; A61B2017/00243; A61B2017/00247; A61B2017/00252; A61B17/08; A61B2017/081; A61B2017/1103; A61B2017/1107; A61B2017/1135; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/04; A61F2/06; A61F2/064
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
A stapler for stapling a tubular structure to another structure, comprising: a body having a recess and a shoulder at a distal portion, the recess extending proximally from the shoulder, the recess being sized and configured to receive at least a portion of the tubular structure, the body also having a staple cavity extending proximally from the shoulder; a staple positioned in the staple cavity; an anvil coupled to the body and being movable between an expanded condition and a collapsed position; and a staple pusher movably coupled to the body for driving the staple from the staple cavity and against the anvil when the anvil is in the expanded position to staple the tubular structure to another structure.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
119 words
A stapler for stapling a tubular structure to another structure, comprising: a body having a recess and a shoulder at a distal portion, the recess extending proximally from the shoulder, the recess being sized and configured to receive at least a portion of the tubular structure, the body also having a staple cavity extending proximally from the shoulder; a staple positioned in the staple cavity; an anvil coupled to the body and being movable between an expanded condition and a collapsed position; and a staple pusher movably coupled to the body for driving the staple from the staple cavity and against the anvil when the anvil is in the expanded position to staple the tubular structure to another structure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The stapler of claim 1, wherein: the shoulder is sized to receive an everted end of the tubular structure which extends from the portion of the tubular structure contained in the recess.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The stapler of claim 1, wherein: the anvil has a plurality of segments biased toward the collapsed position.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
The stapler of claim 1, further comprising: an expander passing through the anvil and being slidably coupled to the anvil, the expander and anvil engaging one another with a rib and slot configuration, the rib and slot configuration being in engagement with one another when the anvil is in the expanded position.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
58 words
The stapler of claim 1, further comprising: a first actuator coupled to the body and configured to provide relative movement between the anvil and the shoulder for compressing the tubular structure and the another structure together between the anvil and shoulder; and a second actuator operably coupled to the staple pusher for driving the staple toward the anvil.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
136 words
A stapler for surgical stapling, comprising: a body having a shoulder at a distal portion and a staple cavity extending proximally from the shoulder; a staple positioned in the staple cavity; an anvil coupled to the body and movable between an expanded condition and a collapsed position, the anvil having a plurality of segments naturally biased toward the collapsed position; a staple pusher movably coupled to the body for driving the staple from the staple cavity and against the anvil when the anvil is in the expanded position to staple a structure to another structure; and an expander slidably coupled to the anvil between a first position and a second position, the expander moving the anvil from the collapsed position to the expanded position when the expander moves from the first position to the second position.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
136 words
A stapler for surgical stapling, comprising: a body having a shoulder at a distal portion and a staple cavity extending proximally from the shoulder; a staple positioned in the staple cavity; an anvil coupled to the body and movable between an expanded condition and a collapsed position, the anvil having a plurality of segments naturally biased toward the collapsed position; a staple pusher movably coupled to the body for driving the staple from the staple cavity and against the anvil when the anvil is in the expanded position to staple a structure to another structure; and an expander slidably coupled to the anvil between a first position and a second position, the expander moving the anvil from the collapsed position to the expanded position when the expander moves from the first position to the second position.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
The stapler of claim 6, wherein: the expander and anvil engage one another with a rib and slot configuration, the rib and slot configuration being in engagement with one another when the anvil is in the expanded condition.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
The stapler of claim 6, wherein: the body has a recess extending proximally from the shoulder, the recess being sized and configured to receive at least a portion of the structure to be stapled.
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