Surgical stapler
First Claim
1. A surgical stapler, comprising:
- an anvil movably coupled to a support jaw between a clamped configuration wherein the anvil and the support jaw are configured to clamp tissue positioned therebetween, and a closed configuration;
whereinthe support jaw comprises a cartridge having an elongated body configured to removably house a plurality of B-form staples,at least one of the plurality of B-form staples having a base and a leg,the cartridge further comprising a first slot shaped to receive a translating cutting mechanism, a second slot shaped to house at least a first one of the plurality of staples, and a third slot shaped to house at least a second one of the plurality of staples at an angle oblique to the first one of the plurality of staples;
the anvil and the support jaw comprising the cartridge are shaped to fit within an envelope diameter when in the closed configuration; and
an expandable cutting mechanism having a cutting portion coupled to a first movable member, the cutting mechanism configured to move between a collapsed configuration wherein the cutting mechanism is shaped to fit within the envelope diameter and an expanded configuration wherein at least a portion of the first movable member is exterior of the envelope diameter.
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Abstract
A surgical stapler, a cartridge for a surgical stapler, a cutting mechanism for a surgical stapler, and a method of applying surgical staples in a patient are disclosed herein. The stapler may have an anvil movably coupled to a support jaw between a clamped configuration and a closed configuration. The cartridge may be configured to fit within an envelope diameter and to removably house a plurality of B-form staples, at least one of the plurality of B-form staples having a base length and a leg length, the leg length at least 53% of the envelope diameter. The cartridge may have slots shaped to house at least a second one of the plurality of staples at an angle oblique to the first one of the plurality of staples.
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13 Claims
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1. A surgical stapler, comprising:
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an anvil movably coupled to a support jaw between a clamped configuration wherein the anvil and the support jaw are configured to clamp tissue positioned therebetween, and a closed configuration;
whereinthe support jaw comprises a cartridge having an elongated body configured to removably house a plurality of B-form staples, at least one of the plurality of B-form staples having a base and a leg, the cartridge further comprising a first slot shaped to receive a translating cutting mechanism, a second slot shaped to house at least a first one of the plurality of staples, and a third slot shaped to house at least a second one of the plurality of staples at an angle oblique to the first one of the plurality of staples; the anvil and the support jaw comprising the cartridge are shaped to fit within an envelope diameter when in the closed configuration; and an expandable cutting mechanism having a cutting portion coupled to a first movable member, the cutting mechanism configured to move between a collapsed configuration wherein the cutting mechanism is shaped to fit within the envelope diameter and an expanded configuration wherein at least a portion of the first movable member is exterior of the envelope diameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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