Semi-disposable surgical stapler
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1. A surgical stapling instrument comprising:
- (a) an upper elongate frame member for receiving a staple holder, said upper elongate frame member further comprising a forward section defining an elongate upper jaw member;
(b) a lower elongate frame member, said lower elongate frame member further comprising a forward section defining an elongate lower jaw member, said elongate lower jaw member comprising an anvil section;
(c) hinge means, attaching said upper and lower elongated frame members at their respective rearward extremities, to enable said anvil section to be positioned directly opposed to said staple holder;
(d) a locking means, for substantially maintaining said upper and lower elongate frame members in fixed relative positive;
wherein said upper and lower elongate frame members are in contact along substantially their entire lengths rearward of said elongate upper and lower jaw members when said upper and lower elongate frame members are locked in fixed relative position, whereby deflections of the elongate upper and lower jaw members are minimized, said contact of said upper and lower elongate frame members along substantially their entire lengths comprising contact between projections extending downward from said upper elongate frame member and said lower elongate frame member.
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Abstract
A semi-disposable surgical stapling instrument providing for the replacement of staple cartridges, as needed, in the course of an operation, and for the optional provision of a knife to cut tissue between staple rows. Propulsion of the stapling unit may be powered and controlled from the back of the instrument by either hand, as desired, during a surgical procedure with minimal generation of frictional or distoring forces. Economic materials of construction may be employed.
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1. A surgical stapling instrument comprising:
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(a) an upper elongate frame member for receiving a staple holder, said upper elongate frame member further comprising a forward section defining an elongate upper jaw member; (b) a lower elongate frame member, said lower elongate frame member further comprising a forward section defining an elongate lower jaw member, said elongate lower jaw member comprising an anvil section; (c) hinge means, attaching said upper and lower elongated frame members at their respective rearward extremities, to enable said anvil section to be positioned directly opposed to said staple holder; (d) a locking means, for substantially maintaining said upper and lower elongate frame members in fixed relative positive; wherein said upper and lower elongate frame members are in contact along substantially their entire lengths rearward of said elongate upper and lower jaw members when said upper and lower elongate frame members are locked in fixed relative position, whereby deflections of the elongate upper and lower jaw members are minimized, said contact of said upper and lower elongate frame members along substantially their entire lengths comprising contact between projections extending downward from said upper elongate frame member and said lower elongate frame member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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