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Surgical instrument

  • US 5,826,776 A
  • Filed: 10/02/1996
  • Issued: 10/27/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/19/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A surgical instrument for applying one or more surgical fasteners to tissue, comprising a fastener applying assembly, a handle, and a shaft connecting the handle to the fastener applying assembly;

  • said fastener applying assembly including fastener holding means for holding one or more said surgical fasteners, driver means for driving said surgical fasteners into the tissue, means for forming said surgical fasteners about the tissue including an anvil, and closure means for closing said anvil and said fastener holding means with respect to one another and for clamping tissue therebetween;

    said instrument further including means for actuating said closure means, said handle further including means for actuating said drive means and firing said surgical fasteners into the tissue, said handle being mounted to the proximal end of said shaft;

    said closure means including pivot means for pivotally connecting said anvil at the proximal end thereof with respect to said fastener holding means;

    said closure means further including wedge means slideably received by an inclined slot in said anvil;

    said closure means further including means for sliding said wedge means with respect to said inclined slot, whereby said wedge means pivots said anvil to an open position about said pivot means when said wedge means is slid in a first direction with respect to said inclined slot, and said wedge means pivots said anvil to a closed position about said pivot means when said wedge means is slid in a second direction with respect to said slot.

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