Septal stapler apparatus
First Claim
1. A nasal septal stapling apparatus, comprising:
- a) an instrument body having proximal and distal end portions;
b) a handle at the distal end portion that enables a user to hold and manipulate the instrument body;
c) a pair of spaced apart arms extending from the handle including a staple arm and a tensioning arm;
d) the body having a trigger that moves between resting and firing positions;
e) an actuator link that moves between first and second positions, the actuator link being moved by the trigger, wherein the actuator link includes a staple moving member that is attached to the staple arm;
f) the staple arm having a staple bank that includes multiple staples;
g) wherein a gap exists between the staple arm and the tensioning arm when the trigger is in the resting position and when the trigger is in the firing position;
h) wherein the trigger, actuator link, staple bank and staple moving member are configured to move a staple to stapling position when the trigger is pulled from the resting position to the firing position;
i) wherein the tensioning arm is configured to move toward the staple arm when the trigger is pulled from the resting position to the firing position; and
j) wherein the trigger is configured to move in a line parallel to the staple arm when the trigger is pulled from the resting position to the firing position.
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Abstract
A septal stapling apparatus includes an instrument body having proximal and distal end portions. A handle at the distal end portion enables a user to hold and manipulate the instrument body. A pair of spaced apart arms are extending from the handle and include a staple arm and a tensioning arm. The body provides a trigger that moves between resting and firing positions. An actuator link moves between first and second positions, the actuator link being moved by the trigger, wherein the actuator link includes a staple moving member that is attached to the staple arm. The staple arm has a staple bank that includes multiple staples. The trigger, actuator link, staple bank, and staple moving member are configured to move a staple to a stapling position when the trigger is pulled. The staple arm and tensioning arm move together when the trigger is pulled.
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31 Claims
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1. A nasal septal stapling apparatus, comprising:
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a) an instrument body having proximal and distal end portions; b) a handle at the distal end portion that enables a user to hold and manipulate the instrument body; c) a pair of spaced apart arms extending from the handle including a staple arm and a tensioning arm; d) the body having a trigger that moves between resting and firing positions; e) an actuator link that moves between first and second positions, the actuator link being moved by the trigger, wherein the actuator link includes a staple moving member that is attached to the staple arm; f) the staple arm having a staple bank that includes multiple staples; g) wherein a gap exists between the staple arm and the tensioning arm when the trigger is in the resting position and when the trigger is in the firing position; h) wherein the trigger, actuator link, staple bank and staple moving member are configured to move a staple to stapling position when the trigger is pulled from the resting position to the firing position; i) wherein the tensioning arm is configured to move toward the staple arm when the trigger is pulled from the resting position to the firing position; and j) wherein the trigger is configured to move in a line parallel to the staple arm when the trigger is pulled from the resting position to the firing position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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10. A nasal septal stapling apparatus, comprising:
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a) an instrument body having proximal and distal end portions; b) a handle on the instrument body that enables a user to hold and manipulate the instrument body; c) a pair of spaced apart arms extending from the handle including a staple arm and a tensioning arm, each arm having a distal end portion with a stapling portion thereon; d) the body having a trigger that moves between resting and firing positions; e) an actuator link that moves between resting and firing positions, the actuator link being moved by the trigger, wherein the actuator link includes a staple moving member that is attached to the staple arm at the distal end portion thereof, said staple moving member comprising part of the stapling portion of the staple arm; f) the staple arm having a staple bank that includes multiple staples; g) wherein the trigger, actuator link, staple bank and staple moving member are configured to move a staple to a stapling position when the trigger is pulled; h) wherein the tensioning arm is configured to move toward the staple arm when the trigger is pulled from the resting position to the firing position; i) wherein the staple arm and the tensioning arm are spaced to accommodate a patient'"'"'s columella when the trigger is in the resting position and when the trigger is in the firing position; and j) wherein the trigger is configured to move in a line parallel to the staple arm when the trigger is pulled from the resting position to the firing position. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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