Surgical fastening device with cutter
First Claim
1. A surgical fastening device comprising:
- at least one grasping jaw configured for grasping a body tissue and including a shape memory alloy;
at least one delivery mechanism adapted to deliver one or more surgical fasteners, said delivery mechanism contained within said at least one grasping jaw;
and at least one cutter operably coupled to control circuitry, and a trigger operably coupled to the control circuitry, wherein said at least one cutter is responsive to a signal generated by said trigger.
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Abstract
Embodiments include a surgical device and a method. An embodiment of the surgical fastening device includes at least one grasping jaw, the at least one grasping jaw being adapted to deliver surgical fasteners 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 fasteners, the actuation 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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36 Claims
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1. A surgical fastening device comprising:
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at least one grasping jaw configured for grasping a body tissue and including a shape memory alloy; at least one delivery mechanism adapted to deliver one or more surgical fasteners, said delivery mechanism contained within said at least one grasping jaw; and at least one cutter operably coupled to control circuitry, and a trigger operably coupled to the control circuitry, wherein said at least one cutter is responsive to a signal generated by said trigger. - 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, 24, 25)
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26. A surgical fastening device comprising:
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at least one grasping jaw configured for grasping a body tissue and including a shape memory alloy; at least one delivery mechanism adapted to deliver one or more surgical fasteners, said delivery mechanism contained within said at least one grasping jaw; and at least one laser-mediated cutter. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A surgical fastening device, comprising:
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at least one grasping jaw configured for grasping a body tissue and including a shape memory alloy, the at least one grasping jaw further including at least one delivery mechanism adapted to deliver one or more surgical fasteners, the at least one grasping jaw configured to grasp a body tissue and adjust configuration of the grasping in response to a signal, datum, or image; and at least one cutter operably coupled to control circuitry.
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35. A surgical fastening device, comprising:
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at least one grasping jaw including a shape memory alloy, and configured to grasp a body tissue;
the at least one grasping jaw further including at least one delivery mechanism adapted to deliver one or more surgical fasteners in response to a signal, datum, or image;and at least one cutter operably coupled to control circuitry.
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36. A surgical fastening device comprising:
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at least one grasping jaw configured for grasping a body tissue and including a shape memory alloy; at least one delivery mechanism adapted to deliver one or more surgical fasteners, said delivery mechanism contained within said at least one grasping jaw; at least one energy module contained within said at least one grasping jaw; and
at least one cutter.
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