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Surgical stapling instrument

  • US 5,732,872 A
  • Filed: 02/06/1996
  • Issued: 03/31/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/17/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A stapler for stapling a tubular structure to another structure, comprising:

  • a body having a recess and a shoulder at a distal portion, the recess extending proximally from the shoulder, the recess being sized and configured to receive at least a portion of the tubular structure, the body also having a staple cavity extending proximally from the shoulder;

    a staple positioned in the staple cavity;

    an anvil coupled to the body and being movable between an expanded condition and a collapsed position; and

    a staple pusher movably coupled to the body for driving the staple from the staple cavity and against the anvil when the anvil is in the expanded position to staple the tubular structure to another structure.

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