Gentle touch 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 configured to grasp a body tissue and deliver surgical staples thereto, the at least one grasping jaw further including at least one sensor; and
control circuitry configured to control the at least one grasping jaw.
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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 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 organ/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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30 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 configured to grasp a body tissue and deliver surgical staples thereto, the at least one grasping jaw further including at least one sensor; and
control circuitry configured to control the at least one grasping jaw.- 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, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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