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Pericardial strip and stapler assembly for dividing and sealing visceral tissues and method of use thereof

  • US 6,099,551 A
  • Filed: 08/28/1998
  • Issued: 08/08/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/12/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An assembly to divide and seal visceral tissue, said assembly comprising:

  • first and second strips, each of said strips having an aperture extending through said strip adjacent a leading end, an intermediate section extending from said aperture and terminating in a trailing end spaced from said leading end;

    a surgical stapler comprising an operating handle and first and second jaws mounted on said handle, said first and second jaws being movable relative to each other between open and closed positions, said first jaw having a first distal end and a first proximal end, said second jaw having a second distal end and a second proximal end, said first distal end and said second distal end being remote from said handle, said first proximal end and said second proximal end being adjacent said handle;

    said first strip being on said first jaw with said aperture thereof receiving part of said first jaw to releasably secure the leading end of said first strip to said first distal end of said first jaw, said second strip being on said second jaw with said aperture thereof receiving part of said second jaw to releasably secure the leading end of said second strip to said second distal end of said second jaw; and

    said stapler being adapted to drive said staples through said first strip, said visceral tissue, and said second strip.

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