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Surgical stapler

  • US 5,551,622 A
  • Filed: 07/13/1994
  • Issued: 09/03/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/13/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A surgical stapler comprisinga pair of opposed jaws adapted to receive tissue therebetween;

  • a plurality of staples and staple-forming anvils carried by each of said jaws, said staples each having two or more tissue penetrating legs aligned with one of the anvils carried by the opposed jaw; and

    operating means, coupled with said jaws, for driving said tissue penetrating legs of said staples through the tissue and bending said legs against opposed anvils.

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