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Steerable surgical stapler

  • US 7,931,182 B2
  • Filed: 07/27/2010
  • Issued: 04/26/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A surgical instrument comprising:

  • at least one grasping jaw configured for grasping a body tissue and including a shape memory alloy,the at least one grasping jaw being adapted to deliver surgical staples responsive to an actuation force generated by a force generator mechanism that is contained within the at least one grasping jaw, and an audio-sensitive device operably coupled to the force generator mechanism, wherein the force generator mechanism is responsive to operation of the audio-sensitive device.

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