End-to-end anastomosis instrument and method for performing same
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1. A surgical instrument for performing an end-to-end anastomosis of first and second luminal structures, comprising:
- a housing having an actuator attached thereto;
a selectively removable loading unit attached to a distal end of the housing, the loading unit configured to releasably support a plurality of surgical fasteners in an array-like fashion at a distal end thereof, the plurality of surgical fasteners being simultaneously deformable upon activation of the actuator such that a distal end of each of the plurality of surgical fasteners secures a distal end of each luminal structure to complete the end-to-end anastomosis wherein the resulting eversion is exterior to the luminal structures.
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Abstract
A surgical instrument for performing an end-to-end anastomosis of first and second luminal structures includes a housing having an actuator attached thereto and a selectively removable loading unit attached to a distal end of the housing which supports any array of surgical fasteners at a distal end thereof. The surgical fasteners are simultaneously deformable upon activation of the actuator such that a distal end of each surgical fastener secures each end of each luminal structure to complete the end-to-end anastomosis wherein the resulting eversion is exterior to the luminal structures.
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1. A surgical instrument for performing an end-to-end anastomosis of first and second luminal structures, comprising:
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a housing having an actuator attached thereto; a selectively removable loading unit attached to a distal end of the housing, the loading unit configured to releasably support a plurality of surgical fasteners in an array-like fashion at a distal end thereof, the plurality of surgical fasteners being simultaneously deformable upon activation of the actuator such that a distal end of each of the plurality of surgical fasteners secures a distal end of each luminal structure to complete the end-to-end anastomosis wherein the resulting eversion is exterior to the luminal structures. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A surgical instrument for performing an end-to-end anastomosis of first and second luminal structures, comprising:
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a housing having at least one actuator attached thereto and a loading tab, the loading tab being configured to move from a first configuration for operatively coupling a selectively removable loading unit to a distal end of the housing to a second position for securing the selectively removable loading unit to a distal end of the housing; a plurality of surgical fasteners releasably supportable in an array-like fashion in a distal end of the selectively removable loading unit, the plurality of surgical fasteners being simultaneously deformable upon activation of the actuator such that a distal end of each of the plurality of surgical fasteners secures a distal end of each luminal structure to complete the end-to-end anastomosis wherein the resulting eversion is exterior to the luminal structures. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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