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Surgical instrument for progressively stapling and incising tissue

  • US 7,278,563 B1
  • Filed: 04/25/2006
  • Issued: 10/09/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An instrument for stapling and cutting body tissue comprising:

  • a) a clamping jaw including an anvil, a housing rotatably mounted on the anvil, and a pusher rotatably mounted within the housing, wherein the anvil defines a slot and at least one pair of staple forming cups adjacent the slot;

    b) a handle having a trigger operatively connected to the clamping jaw for actuating the clamping jaw; and

    c) a staple cartridge within the housing, the staple cartridge including at least one staple aligned with the pair of forming cups, a driver slidably mounted in the staple cartridge, aligned with the at least one staple, and coupled to the pusher such that the driver forces the staple into the forming cups to staple the body tissue as the pusher rotates toward the anvil, and a knife rotatably mounted on the staple cartridge and coupled to the pusher such that the knife passes into the slot to cut the body tissue as the pusher rotates toward the anvil.

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