SEALING MEANS FOR ENDOSCOPIC SURGICAL ANASTOMOSIS STAPLING INSTRUMENT

SEALING MEANS FOR ENDOSCOPIC SURGICAL ANASTOMOSIS STAPLING INSTRUMENT

A sealed surgical stapling instrument for performing a circular anastomosis stapling operation is provided. The surgical instrument includes a stapling head assembly mounted by a curved shaft to an actuator handle assembly and incorporates an improved actuator mechanism for transmitting the required...

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Hauptverfasser: GRANT, RICHARD L, MAIN, LAUREN O
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre
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DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:A sealed surgical stapling instrument for performing a circular anastomosis stapling operation is provided. The surgical instrument includes a stapling head assembly mounted by a curved shaft to an actuator handle assembly and incorporates an improved actuator mechanism for transmitting the required operating forces and movements from the actuator handle assembly through the curved shaft to an anvil and staple driver of the stapling head assembly. Various mechanisms for sealing the instrument are disclosed.