Expanding parallel jaw device for use with an electromechanical driver device
First Claim
1. A fastening and cutting device for cutting and fastening a section of tissue, comprising:
- a first jaw;
a second jaw disposed in parallel and opposed correspondence with the first jaw;
a vertical driver means coupled to said first jaw, which driver means causes the first jaw to linearly travel along an axis perpendicular to the axis of parallel correspondence of the first and second jaws, such that the first jaw separates from the second jaw when the driver means is biased for opening of the jaws and closes toward the second jaw when the driver means is biased for closing of the jaws; and
a cutting and stapling means disposed within the second jaw and coupled with a horizontal driver means for cutting and stapling a section of tissue disposed between the first and second jaws once the first jaw has been closed onto the second jaw;
wherein the vertical driver means further includes a pair of threaded turning shafts and a horizontal threaded gearing shaft disposed in turning and gearing relationship with said pair of threaded turning shafts, the rotation of the horizontal gearing shaft thereby causing the first jaw to translate.
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Abstract
A cutting and stapling device for use as an attachment to an electromechanical device driver comprises an upper jaw and a lower jaw which separate and close against one another in a continuously parallel alignment. The upper jaw includes a series of staple guides corresponding to one or more staples in a removable staple tray disposed within a lower jaw, whereby a blade and wedge having a threaded bore travel upon a matching threaded shaft in a channel disposed in the lower jaw below the staple tray, such that rotation of the threaded shaft causes movement of the wedge through the channel while a sloped surface of the wedge contacts the staples to push the staples against the staples guides, closing the staples.
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37 Claims
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1. A fastening and cutting device for cutting and fastening a section of tissue, comprising:
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a first jaw;
a second jaw disposed in parallel and opposed correspondence with the first jaw;
a vertical driver means coupled to said first jaw, which driver means causes the first jaw to linearly travel along an axis perpendicular to the axis of parallel correspondence of the first and second jaws, such that the first jaw separates from the second jaw when the driver means is biased for opening of the jaws and closes toward the second jaw when the driver means is biased for closing of the jaws; and
a cutting and stapling means disposed within the second jaw and coupled with a horizontal driver means for cutting and stapling a section of tissue disposed between the first and second jaws once the first jaw has been closed onto the second jaw;
wherein the vertical driver means further includes a pair of threaded turning shafts and a horizontal threaded gearing shaft disposed in turning and gearing relationship with said pair of threaded turning shafts, the rotation of the horizontal gearing shaft thereby causing the first jaw to translate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A fastening and cutting attachment for use with an electromechanical driver device for cutting and fastening a section of tissue, comprising:
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a first jaw;
a second jaw disposed in parallel and opposed correspondence with the first jaw;
a vertical driving mechanism means coupled to said first jaw, said driving mechanism being actionably coupleable to the electromechanical driver device, which driver means includes a first horizontal rotatable shaft that drives at least one threaded turning shaft and that causes the first jaw to linearly travel along an axis perpendicular to the axis of parallel correspondence of the first and second jaws, the first horizontal rotatable shaft being rotatable about a longitudinal axis arranged in parallel to the axis of parallel correspondence of the first and second jaws, such that the first jaw separates from the second jaw when the first horizontal rotatable shaft is rotated in a first direction for opening of the jaws and closes toward the second jaw when the first horizontal rotatable shaft is rotated in a second direction opposite to the first direction for closing of the jaws. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A fastening and cutting device for cutting and fastening a section of tissue, comprising:
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a first jaw;
a second jaw disposed in parallel and opposed correspondence with the first jaw;
a first driver coupled to the first jaw, the first driver including a first horizontal rotatable shaft that drives at least one threaded turning shaft and is adapted to cause the first jaw to linearly travel along an axis perpendicular to the axis of parallel correspondence of the first and second jaws, the first horizontal rotatable shaft being rotatable about a longitudinal axis arranged in parallel to the axis of parallel correspondence of the first and second jaws, the first jaw separating from the second jaw when the first horizontal rotatable shaft is rotated in a first direction to open the jaws, the first jaw closing toward the second jaw when the first horizontal rotatable shaft is rotated in a second direction opposite to the first direction to close the jaws; and
a cutter and stapler disposed within one of the first jaw and the second jaw, the cutter and stapler coupled to a second driver, the cutter and stapler being adapted to cut and staple a section of tissue disposed between the first and second jaws once the first jaw has been closed toward the second jaw. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A fastening and cutting attachment for use with an electromechanical driver device for cutting and fastening a section of tissue, comprising:
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a first jaw;
a second jaw disposed in parallel and opposed correspondence with the first jaw; and
a first driver coupled to the first jaw, the first driver being actionably coupleable to the electromechanical driver device, the first driver including a first horizontal rotatable shaft that drives at least one threaded turning shaft and is adapted to cause the first jaw to linearly travel along an axis perpendicular to the axis of parallel correspondence of the first and second jaws, the first horizontal rotatable shaft being rotatable about a longitudinal axis arranged in parallel to the axis of parallel correspondence of the first and second jaws, the first jaw separating from the second jaw when the first horizontal rotatable shaft is rotated in a first direction to open the jaws, the first jaw closing toward the second jaw when the first horizontal rotatable shaft is rotated in a second direction opposite to the first direction to close the jaws. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
a second horizontal rotatable shaft driving the cutter and stapler, the cutter and stapler being actionably coupleable to the electromechanical driver devise via the second horizontal rotatable shaft.
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33. The fastening and cutting attachment of claim 30, wherein the at least one threaded turning shaft includes a pair of threaded turning shafts, the first horizontal rotatable shaft disposed in turning and gearing relationship with said pair of threaded turning shafts, the rotation of the first horizontal rotatable shaft thereby causing the first jaw to translate.
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34. The fastening and cutting attachment of claim 30, further including a cutter and stapler disposed in one of the first jaw and the second jaw, the cutter and stapler being actionably coupleable to the electromechanical driver device.
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35. The fastening and cutting attachment of claim 30, wherein the first driver is adapted to couple to a rotatable drive shaft of the electromechanical driver device.
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36. A fastener and cutting device for cutting and fastening a section of tissue, comprising:
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a first jaw having a longitudinal axis;
a second jaw disposed in parallel and opposed correspondence with the first jaw;
a first rotatable shaft rotatable about a longitudinal axis arranged in parallel to the longitudinal axis of the first jaw, the first rotatable shaft coupled to the first jaw and adapted to cause the first jaw to travel linearly in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axes while maintaining the parallel correspondence between the first and second jaws;
a cutter and stapler disposed within the second jaw and adapted to cut and fasten the section of tissue disposed between the first and second jaws when the first and second jaws are in a closed position; and
a second rotatable shaft rotatable about a longitudinal axis arranged in parallel to the longitudinal axis of the first jaw and the longitudinal axis of the first rotatable drive shaft, the second rotatable shaft adapted to cause the cutter and stapler to travel linearly in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axes.
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37. A fastening and cutting attachment for use with an electromechanical driver device for cutting and fastening a section of tissue, comprising:
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a first jaw having a longitudinal axis;
a second jaw disposed in parallel and opposed correspondence with the first jaw; and
a first rotatable shaft rotatable about a longitudinal axis arranged in parallel to the longitudinal axis of the first jaw, the first rotatable shaft coupled to the first jaw via a pair of threaded turning shafts and adapted to rotate the turning shafts to cause the first jaw to travel linearly in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axes while maintaining the parallel correspondence between the first and second jaws.
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