Surgical fastening device with cutter

• US 20080283576A1
• Filed: 09/28/2007
• Published: 11/20/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Enterprise Science Fund, LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Wood, Victoria Y. H., Ishikawa, Muriel Y., Smith, Michael A., Weaver, Thomas A., Myhrvold, Nathan P., Tegreene, Clarence T., Wood, Lowell L. Jr., Boyden, Edward S., Whitmer, Charles, Rivet, Dennis J., Hyde, Roderick A., Leuthardt, Eric C.
• Granted Patent: US 7,922,064 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 227/180.1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/00491 Surgical glue applicators surgical adhesives A61L24/00; two-component delivery syringes A61M5/19
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/068 Surgical staplers , e.g. containing multiple staples or clampsstaplers containing only one staple A61B17/10; magazines or containers for staples A61B17/105; for performing anastomosis A61B17/115; staplers in general B25C5/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/072 for applying a row of staples in a single action , e.g. the staples being applied simultaneously
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00022 Sensing or detecting at the treatment site
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00221 with wireless transmission of data, e.g. by infrared radiation or radiowaves
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00398 using powered actuators, e.g. stepper motors, solenoids
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00402 Piezo electric actuators
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00871 polymeric
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/07214 Stapler heads
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/07278 characterised by its sled or its staple holder
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/2905 flexible

Abstract

Embodiments include a surgical device and a method. An embodiment of the surgical fastening device includes at least one grasping jaw, the at least one grasping jaw being adapted to deliver surgical fasteners by a force generated from a force generator mechanism that is contained within the at least one grasping jaw or is in a proximity to the at least one grasping jaw. Another embodiment includes at least one grasping jaw, at least one actuation mechanism adapted to deliver surgical fasteners, the actuation mechanism being located in a proximity to or contained within the at least one grasping jaw, the surgical fasteners containing at least one shape-transforming material, at least one sensor, at least one chemical tissue sealant and at least one cutter. A method includes: grasping a body tissue with at least one grasping jaw, adjusting a configuration of the grasping in response to a signal or a datum or an image, and releasing a surgical staple/fastener in response to the signal, datum or image.

Claims

1. A surgical fastening device comprising:

at least one grasping jaw;

at least one delivery mechanism adapted to deliver one or more surgical fasteners, said delivery mechanism being located in a proximity to or contained within said at least one grasping jaw;

said one or more surgical fasteners containing at least one shape-transforming material; and

at least one cutter.

2. The surgical fastening device of claim 1, wherein said at least one grasping jaw is configured to movably operate in an opposing manner with respect to at least one other grasping jaw.

3. The surgical fastening device of claim 1, wherein said delivery mechanism utilizes a force generated from a delivery mechanism contained within or in a proximity to said at least one grasping jaw.

4. The surgical fastening device of claim 1, further comprising at least one sensor.

5. The surgical fastening device of claim 4, wherein said at least one sensor includes an image-acquisition device.

6. The surgical fastening device of claim 5, wherein said image-acquisition device is wirelessly coupled or hardwired to at least one visual display.

7. The surgical fastening device of claim 4, wherein said at least one sensor includes a data-transmission device.

8. The surgical fastening device of claim 4, wherein said at least one sensor includes a proximity detector.

9. The surgical fastening device of claim 8, wherein said proximity detector is adapted to detect proximity of a biological tissue to said surgical fastening device.

10. The surgical fastening device of claim 1, wherein said at least one cutter is an optical cutter.

11. The surgical fastening device of claim 1, wherein said optical cutter is a laser-mediated cutting device.

12. The surgical fastening device of claim 1, wherein said at least one cutter is a manually operable cutter.

13. The surgical fastening device of claim 1, wherein said at least one cutter is a programmable cutter.

14. The surgical fastening device of claim 1, wherein said at least one cutter is a remotely-operable cutter.

15. The surgical fastening device of claim 1, wherein said at least one cutter is a hydraulic cutter.

16. The surgical fastening device of claim 1, wherein said at least one cutter is a rotary cutter.

17. The surgical fastening device of claim 1, wherein said at least one cutter is a guillotine.

18. The surgical fastening device of claim 1, wherein said at least one cutter is a trimmer.

19. The surgical fastening device of claim 1, wherein said at least one cutter is an electric cutter.

20. The surgical fastening device of claim 1, wherein said at least one cutter includes a clamp-and-cut device.

21. The surgical fastening device of claim 1, wherein said at least one cutter includes a shape-cutting device or a shaper or a shaver.

22. The surgical fastening device of claim 1, wherein said at least one cutter is an electro-thermal cutter.

23. The surgical fastening device of claim 1, wherein said at least one cutter includes one of a blade, a knife, a wire or an edge.

24. The surgical fastening device of claim 1, wherein said at least one cutter is operably coupled to said at least one grasping jaw.

25. The surgical fastening device of claim 1, wherein said surgical fasteners include staples, pins or ties.