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Surgical stapler with apparatus for adjusting staple height

  • US 7,954,686 B2
  • Filed: 09/19/2008
  • Issued: 06/07/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical stapler, comprising:

  • a handle;

    a staple cartridge channel configured to receive a staple cartridge; and

    an anvil assembly, comprising;

    an anvil channel;

    an anvil plate comprising a positioning surface and a staple forming surface; and

    an adjustment member movably positionable intermediate said anvil channel and said anvil plate, wherein said adjustment member has a first portion having a first thickness and a second portion having a second thickness, wherein said second thickness is different than said first thickness, and wherein said adjustment member is movable between a first position and a second position to selectively position one of said first portion and said second portion intermediate said anvil channel and said positioning surface of said anvil plate,wherein said adjustment member has a third portion having a third thickness, wherein said third thickness is different than said first thickness and said second thickness, and wherein said adjustment member is movable into a third position to position said third portion intermediate said anvil channel and said positioning surface of said anvil plate.

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