SURGICAL STAPLE AND STAPLE POCKET FOR FORMING KIDNEY-SHAPED STAPLE

• US 20140110457A1
• Filed: 05/11/2012
• Published: 04/24/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Changzhou Kangdi Medical Stapler Co., Ltd. (Medtronic Plc)
• Original Assignee: Changzhou Kangdi Medical Stapler Co., Ltd. (Medtronic Plc), Shanghai Chuangyi Medical Device Tech. Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Zhang, Zuren, Jiang, Zhenyu, Yuan, Dongkun, Ji, Rong, Zhang, Yiyi, Xu, Weihua, Yang, Wei Min, Li, Suying, Yu, Guoan
• Granted Patent: US 9,561,030 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 227/177.1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/0644 penetrating the tissue, deformable to closed position
• 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 17/07207 the staples being applied sequentially
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/1155 Circular staplers comprising a plurality of staples
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/07264 characterised by its staple forming cavities, e.g. geometry or material

Abstract

The present invention disclosed a surgical staple (50) and staple pocket (57) for forming kidney-shaped staple therefor, with the staple pocket (57) being recessed inward on the tissue contacting surface of the staple anvil (58), and with M-shaped staple (50) being used, wherein the degree of projection of the middle portion of the back span (51) of the M-shaped staple (50) arranged at the inner circle or arrangd at a proximal side of a cutter slot (121) is larger than that of the back span (51) of the M-shaped staple (50) arranged at the outer circle or arranged at a distal side of the cutter slot (121), so that when the staple (50) of the same height are adapted to staple tissues to be stapled of different thickness, staple driver (68) bends the M-shaped staple (50) on the staple pocket (57) to form kidney-shaped staple (50) so as to achieve the operational effect of being able to seal the stapled tissue, to stop bleeding and to heal the tissue therearound.

Claims

1. A surgical staple and staple pocket for forming kidney-shaped staple, wherein:

the staple is located in a staple cartridge, the staple comprises a back span and two legs, end portions of the two legs are provided with tips respectively, and a middle portion of the back span protrudes towards the tips of the two legs, so that the back span and the two legs of the staple form an M-shaped staple;

the staple pocket comprises a side surface, a bottom surface, and an oblique ridge that are formed after the staple pocket is inward recessed on a tissue contacting surface of a staple anvil, the staple pocket forms perimeter on the surface of the staple anvil, a ridge line of the oblique ridge and a long axis of the staple pocket intersect and form an acute angle, a ridge top of the oblique ridge is inward recessed towards the bottom surface, the oblique ridge divides the bottom surface into two parts, and intersection lines between the side surface and the oblique ridge of the staple pocket and the bottom surface form staple guide lines of the staple pocket;

when a staple driver pushes the M-shaped staple out of the staple cartridge, the staple driver urges the tips of the two legs of the M-shaped staple against the staple pocket of the staple anvil, so that the two legs of the M-shaped staple bend along the staple guide lines of the staple pocket respectively, and meanwhile a portion, in the middle of the back span and protruding towards the tips of the two legs, moves towards a portion, inward recessed towards the bottom surface, of the ridge top of the oblique ridge on the staple pocket of the staple anvil, so as to bend the M-shaped staple to form a kidney-shaped staple.

2. The surgical staple and staple pocket for forming kidney-shaped staple as in claim 1, wherein the middle portion of the back span of the staple protrudes towards the tips of the two legs, and the axis of the back span comprises several curve segments, so that the back span and the two legs of the staple form the M-shaped staple.

3. The surgical staple and staple pocket for forming kidney-shaped staple as in claim 1, wherein the middle portion of the back span of the staple protrudes towards the tips of the two legs, and the axis of the back span comprises several straight line segments, so that the back span and the two legs of the staple form the M-shaped staple.

4. The surgical staple and staple pocket for forming kidney-shaped staple as in claim 1, wherein the middle portion of the back span of the staple protrudes towards the tips of the two legs, and the axis of the back span comprises curve segment and straight line segment, so that the back span and the two legs of the staple form the M-shaped staple.

5. The surgical staple and staple pocket for forming kidney-shaped staple as in claim 1, wherein the staple anvil is circular, and the multiple staple pockets are staggered-arranged on two or more rings on the tissue contacting surface of the circular staple anvil.

6. The surgical staple and staple pocket for forming kidney-shaped staple as in claim 5, wherein the position of the M-shaped staple arranged in the staple cartridge and the position of the staple pocket on the surface of the circular staple anvil correspond to each other, and the degree in which the middle portion of the back span of the M-shaped staple arranged on an inner ring protrudes towards the tips of the two legs is greater than the degree in which the middle portion of the back span of the M-shaped staple arranged on an outer ring protrudes towards the tips of the two legs.

7. The surgical staple and staple pocket for forming kidney-shaped staple as in claim 5, wherein extension lines of ridge lines of oblique ridges of two adjacent staple pockets on two adjacent rings intersect.

8. The surgical staple and staple pocket for forming kidney-shaped staple as in claim 1, wherein the staple anvil is linear, and the multiple staple pockets are staggered-arranged in two or more rows on the tissue contacting surface of the linear staple anvil.

9. The surgical staple and staple pocket for forming kidney-shaped staple as in claim 8, wherein the linear staple anvil is provided with a cutter slot, and the multiple staple pockets are arranged on two sides of the cutter slot of the linear staple anvil.

10. The surgical staple and staple pocket for forming kidney-shaped staple as in claim 9, wherein the position of the M-shaped staple arranged in the staple cartridge and the position of the staple pocket on the surface of the linear staple anvil correspond to each other, and the degree in which the middle portion of the back span of the M-shaped staple arranged on a near side of the cutter slot of the linear staple anvil protrudes towards the tips of the two legs is greater than the degree in which the middle portion of the back span of the M-shaped staple arranged on a far side of the cutter slot protrudes towards the tips of the two legs.

11. The surgical staple and staple pocket for forming kidney-shaped staple as in claim 8, wherein extension lines of ridge lines of oblique ridges of two adjacent staple pockets on two adjacent rows intersect.

12. The surgical staple and staple pocket for forming kidney-shaped staple as in claim 1, wherein the staple comprises a back span and two legs, end portions of the two legs of the staple are provided with tips respectively, pointed ends of the tips of the staple are located on an outer side of the staple, and a middle portion of the back span of the staple protrudes towards the tips of the two legs, so that the back span and the two legs of the staple form an M-shaped staple.

13. The surgical staple and staple pocket for forming kidney-shaped staple as in claim 1, wherein the staple comprises a back span and two legs, end portions of the two legs of the staple are provided with tips respectively, pointed ends of the tips of the staple are located on an inner side of the staple, and a middle portion of the back span of the staple protrudes towards the tips of the two legs, so that the back span and the two legs of the staple form an M-shaped staple.