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STAPLER POWERED AUXILIARY DEVICE

  • US 20090078737A1
  • Filed: 08/21/2008
  • Published: 03/26/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An auxiliary device for use in a surgical stapler comprising:

  • a nozzle assembly including a nozzle body defining a cavity and having a discharge port and a compression assembly movably mounted within the cavity of the nozzle body and having a compression roller, the compression assembly being movable between a proximal position wherein the compression roller is spaced from the discharge port to a distal position wherein the compression roller is substantially adjacent the discharge port; and

    a drive mechanism operatively connected to said surgical stapler and configures to move the compression assembly between the proximal and distal positions, wherein the compression roller of the compression assembly urges material contained within the cavity toward the discharge port as the compression assembly moves between the proximal and distal positions.

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