Maneuverable surgical stapler
First Claim
1. A surgical instrument comprising:
- a flexually deformable and steerable shaft including at least one shape memory alloy, operably connected to at least one grasping jaw having a force generator mechanism that is contained within said at least one grasping jaw, said flexually deformable and steerable shaft being controllably deformable to permit a high degree of maneuverability of said surgical instrument.
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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 delivery mechanism adapted to deliver surgical fasteners, the delivery mechanism being located in a proximity to or contained within the at least one grasping jaw, the surgical fasteners 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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23 Claims
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1. A surgical instrument comprising:
a flexually deformable and steerable shaft including at least one shape memory alloy, operably connected to at least one grasping jaw having a force generator mechanism that is contained within said at least one grasping jaw, said flexually deformable and steerable shaft being controllably deformable to permit a high degree of maneuverability of said surgical instrument. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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