Surgical method for stapling tissue
First Claim
1. A method for surgically stapling tissue, comprising:
- providing a surgical stapler comprisingat least one staple,a pusher configured to hold said at least one staple,a splay arm movable relative to said pusher, said splay arm including two spaced-apart splay tips, anda driver movable relative to said pusher;
splaying at least one said staple by plastically deforming the distalmost said staple against said splay tips; and
after said splaying, closing at least one said staple by plastically deforming the distalmost said staple against said splay tips.
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Abstract
An exemplary method for surgically stapling tissue may include providing a surgical stapler that includes at least one staple, a pusher configured to hold at least one staple, a splay arm movable relative to the pusher, where that splay arm includes two spaced-apart splay tips, and a driver movable relative to the pusher; splaying at least one staple by plastically deforming the distalmost staple against the splay tips; and after splaying, closing at least one staple by plastically deforming the distalmost staple against the splay tips. Another exemplary method for surgically stapling tissue may include providing a surgical stapler comprising a plurality of staples, a pusher configured to hold the staples, a splay arm movable relative to the pusher, a driver movable relative to the pusher, wherein the pusher, splay arm and driver are initially in a first configuration relative to one another; splaying at least one staple to a splayed state; after splaying, closing at least one splayed staple, after which the pusher, splay arm and driver are in a second configuration relative to one another; and resetting the stapler to the first configuration of the pusher, splay arm and driver; where the splaying and closing each plastically deform at least one staple.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for surgically stapling tissue, comprising:
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providing a surgical stapler comprising at least one staple, a pusher configured to hold said at least one staple, a splay arm movable relative to said pusher, said splay arm including two spaced-apart splay tips, and a driver movable relative to said pusher; splaying at least one said staple by plastically deforming the distalmost said staple against said splay tips; and after said splaying, closing at least one said staple by plastically deforming the distalmost said staple against said splay tips. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for surgically stapling tissue, comprising:
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providing a surgical stapler comprising a plurality of staples, a pusher configured to hold said staples, a splay arm movable relative to said pusher, a driver movable relative to said pusher, wherein said pusher, said splay arm and said driver are initially in a first configuration relative to one another; splaying at least one said staple to a splayed state; after said splaying, closing at least one said splayed staple, after which said pusher, said splay arm and said driver are in a second configuration relative to one another; and resetting said stapler to said first configuration of said pusher, said splay arm and said driver; wherein said splaying and said closing each plastically deform at least one said staple. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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