Stapler device particularly useful in medical suturing
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1. A device for implanting a self-tapping staple having attached suture thread into the bone of a patient comprising:
- a handle;
a barrel having a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end being secured to said handle;
a staple guide for holding a staple, said staple guide being secured to said distal end of said barrel, the outer end of said staple guide being formed with a bore and a recess, said bore receiving a staple and said recess in communication with said bore physically accommodating the suture thread;
a power drive means for generating staple-ejecting and driving force into a bone, said force being sufficient to completely implant the staple into the bone and under the surface of the bone of a patient without predrilling a hole in the bone;
an ejector pin in communication with said power drive means and transmitting said force from said power drive means to the staple held in said staple guide; and
,a trigger connected to said power drive means.
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Abstract
A stapler device includes a manually grippable handle containing a drive and a trigger to activate the drive mechanism, a barrel fixed to the handle, a guide for holding a staple to be ejected and formed to accommodate a suture thread fixed to the staple, and an ejector driven by the drive through the barrel for ejecting a staple out through the guide into a bone to enable the suture, so anchored to the bone, to be used for various medical operations.
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1. A device for implanting a self-tapping staple having attached suture thread into the bone of a patient comprising:
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a handle; a barrel having a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end being secured to said handle; a staple guide for holding a staple, said staple guide being secured to said distal end of said barrel, the outer end of said staple guide being formed with a bore and a recess, said bore receiving a staple and said recess in communication with said bore physically accommodating the suture thread; a power drive means for generating staple-ejecting and driving force into a bone, said force being sufficient to completely implant the staple into the bone and under the surface of the bone of a patient without predrilling a hole in the bone; an ejector pin in communication with said power drive means and transmitting said force from said power drive means to the staple held in said staple guide; and
,a trigger connected to said power drive means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of treating a female patient for urinary stress incontinence, comprising:
- inserting a bone anchor comprising a suture thread secured thereto through the vaginal wall of the patient to enter the pubic bone, and using said suture thread for securing soft tissue of the peri-urethral area to the posterior wall of the pubic bone to thereby adjust the anatomic position of the bladder neck and the urethra of the patient.
- View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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