Surgical stapling instrument with chemical sealant
First Claim
1. A surgical instrument, comprising:
- at least one grasping jaw;
at least one delivery mechanism adapted to deliver one or more surgical staples, and a flexually deformable and steerable shaft connected to said at least one grasping jaw;
wherein said flexually deformable and steerable shaft contains at least one shape-transforming material including a shape memory alloy,said delivery mechanism being located in proximity to or contained within said at least one grasping jaw;
said one or more surgical staples containing at least one shape-transforming material; and
at least one chemical tissue sealant.
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Abstract
Embodiments include a surgical device and a method. An embodiment of the surgical instrument includes at least one grasping jaw, the at least one grasping jaw being adapted to deliver surgical staples by a force generated from a force generator mechanism that is contained within the at least one grasping jaw or is in a proximity to the at least one grasping jaw. Another embodiment includes at least one grasping jaw, at least one actuation mechanism adapted to deliver surgical staples, the actuation mechanism being located in a proximity to or contained within the at least one grasping jaw, the surgical staples containing at least one shape-transforming material, at least one sensor, at least one chemical tissue sealant and at least one cutter. A method includes: grasping a body tissue with at least one grasping jaw, adjusting a configuration of the grasping in response to a signal or a datum or an image, and releasing a surgical staple/fastener in response to the signal, datum or image.
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1. A surgical instrument, comprising:
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at least one grasping jaw; at least one delivery mechanism adapted to deliver one or more surgical staples, and a flexually deformable and steerable shaft connected to said at least one grasping jaw; wherein said flexually deformable and steerable shaft contains at least one shape-transforming material including a shape memory alloy, said delivery mechanism being located in proximity to or contained within said at least one grasping jaw; said one or more surgical staples containing at least one shape-transforming material; and at least one chemical tissue sealant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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