SURGICAL FASTENER APPLYING APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A surgical fastener applying apparatus comprising:
- an anvil half-section including a distal anvil portion and a proximal handle portion;
a cartridge-receiving half-section including an elongated channel member, the cartridge-receiving half-section including a pair of opposed openings defined through sidewalls of the elongated channel member;
a clamping lever secured to the cartridge receiving half-section, the clamping lever having a proximal end and a distal end and including a handle portion; and
a disposable assembly including a single use loading unit and a single use firing unit, the disposable assembly configured to be releasably supported within the cartridge-receiving half-section and including a stationary housing for supporting the firing unit, the stationary housing including a distal extension extending therefrom for supporting the single use loading unit, the stationary housing including a pair of flared tabs extending outwardly therefrom, the flared tabs being configured to be releasably received within the opposed openings of the cartridge-receiving half-section to releasably engage the disposable assembly within the cartridge-receiving half-section;
the clamping lever being operably associated with the anvil half-section and the cartridge receiving half-section and being movable from an unclamped position to a clamped position to releasably secure the anvil portion of the anvil half-section in close approximation with the single use loading unit.
4 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A surgical fastener applying apparatus includes an anvil half-section and a cartridge-receiving half-section including an elongated channel member having a pair of opposed openings defined through sidewalls thereof. A disposable assembly including a single use loading unit and a single use firing unit is configured to be releasably supported within the cartridge-receiving half-section. The disposable assembly includes a stationary housing for supporting the firing unit which includes a distal extension for supporting the single use loading unit. The stationary housing includes a pair of flared tabs configured to be releasably received within the openings of the cartridge-receiving half-section to releasably engage the disposable assembly within the cartridge-receiving half-section.
-
Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A surgical fastener applying apparatus comprising:
-
an anvil half-section including a distal anvil portion and a proximal handle portion; a cartridge-receiving half-section including an elongated channel member, the cartridge-receiving half-section including a pair of opposed openings defined through sidewalls of the elongated channel member; a clamping lever secured to the cartridge receiving half-section, the clamping lever having a proximal end and a distal end and including a handle portion; and a disposable assembly including a single use loading unit and a single use firing unit, the disposable assembly configured to be releasably supported within the cartridge-receiving half-section and including a stationary housing for supporting the firing unit, the stationary housing including a distal extension extending therefrom for supporting the single use loading unit, the stationary housing including a pair of flared tabs extending outwardly therefrom, the flared tabs being configured to be releasably received within the opposed openings of the cartridge-receiving half-section to releasably engage the disposable assembly within the cartridge-receiving half-section; the clamping lever being operably associated with the anvil half-section and the cartridge receiving half-section and being movable from an unclamped position to a clamped position to releasably secure the anvil portion of the anvil half-section in close approximation with the single use loading unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
-
-
11. A surgical fastener applying apparatus comprising:
-
an anvil half-section including a distal anvil portion and a proximal handle portion; a cartridge-receiving half-section including an elongated channel member; a clamping lever secured to the cartridge receiving half-section, the clamping lever having a proximal end and a distal end and including a handle portion; and a disposable assembly including a single use loading unit and a single use firing unit, the disposable assembly configured to be releasably supported within the cartridge-receiving half-section and including a stationary housing for supporting the firing unit, the stationary housing including a distal extension extending therefrom for supporting the single use loading unit, the single use loading unit fixedly engaged to the distal extension at a distal end of the single use loading unit via at least one engagement and at a proximal end of the single use loading unit via at least one engagement that is independent of the at least one engagement at the proximal end of the single use loading unit; the clamping lever being operably associated with the anvil half-section and the cartridge receiving half-section and being movable from an unclamped position to a clamped position to releasably secure the anvil portion of the anvil half-section in close approximation with the single use loading unit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
-
-
18. A surgical fastener applying apparatus comprising:
-
an anvil half-section including a distal anvil portion and a proximal handle portion; a cartridge-receiving half-section including an elongated channel member; a clamping lever secured to the cartridge receiving half-section, the clamping lever having a proximal end and a distal end and including a handle portion; and a disposable assembly including a single use loading unit and a single use firing unit, the disposable assembly configured to be releasably supported within the cartridge-receiving half-section and including a stationary housing for supporting the firing unit, the stationary housing including a distal extension extending therefrom for supporting the single use loading unit, each of the single use loading unit and the stationary housing including a pair of opposed serrated gripping surfaces extending therefrom, each pair of serrated gripping surfaces configured to facilitate insertion and removal of the disposable assembly from the cartridge-receiving half-section; the clamping lever being operably associated with the anvil half-section and the cartridge receiving half-section and being movable from an unclamped position to a clamped position to releasably secure the anvil portion of the anvil half-section in close approximation with the single use loading unit. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
-
Specification