Hydraulic device with flexible body for surgical anastomosts
First Claim
1. Hydraulic device with flexible body for surgical anastomosis, comprising a suturing and cutting head equipped to receive metal staples and a cylindrical blade, by means of which, driven by hydraulic fliud, the tissue is brought into close contact, sutured and the superfluous tissue cut off;
- a hydraulically driven control mechanism for the operation of said head;
an intermediate body linking the head and control mechanism, including flexible hydraulic fluid tubes;
the hydraulic device being hydraulically operated without spring means located in the suturing and cutting head or intermediate body, and said intermediate body, made up of tubes, being sufficiently flexible to enable it to bend in order to facilitate the positioning of the head itself.
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Abstract
A hydraulic device, depending for performing mechanical anastomoses within the field of surgery, consisting of a head which sutures the ends to be anastomized by means of metal staples, hydraulically operated by means of plungers; a flexible body consisting of hydraulic conducting tubes which can be bent to allow anastomoses to be carried out in anatomical locations with difficult access for currently used rigid systems; and a control system which operates the fluid driving the head mechanisms; provided with a valve system to ensure proper stapling.
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1. Hydraulic device with flexible body for surgical anastomosis, comprising a suturing and cutting head equipped to receive metal staples and a cylindrical blade, by means of which, driven by hydraulic fliud, the tissue is brought into close contact, sutured and the superfluous tissue cut off;
- a hydraulically driven control mechanism for the operation of said head;
an intermediate body linking the head and control mechanism, including flexible hydraulic fluid tubes;
the hydraulic device being hydraulically operated without spring means located in the suturing and cutting head or intermediate body, and said intermediate body, made up of tubes, being sufficiently flexible to enable it to bend in order to facilitate the positioning of the head itself. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- a hydraulically driven control mechanism for the operation of said head;
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