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Surgical stapler instrument

  • US 5,465,895 A
  • Filed: 02/03/1994
  • Issued: 11/14/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/03/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A surgical instrument comprising:

  • a handle portion;

    an implement portion having first and second implements capable of performing a function during a surgical procedure;

    a reciprocating section adapted to move back and forth along an axis of said implement portion, said reciprocating section including a work portion capable of causing said first and second implements to perform said function;

    a reciprocating drive member;

    a movable actuator associated with said handle portion and engaged with said drive member such that motion of said actuator causes said drive member to move back and forth between first and second drive positions separated by a first distance; and

    ,a multiplier associated with said reciprocating section and said drive member for causing said reciprocating section to move back and forth between first and second reciprocating positions in response to movement of said drive member, said first and second reciprocating positions being separated by a second distance which differs from said first distance.

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