SURGICAL STAPLER AND FEEDER BELT CONFIGURATIONS

SURGICAL STAPLER AND FEEDER BELT CONFIGURATIONS

A surgical apparatus comprises a surgical staple for treating tissues of a patient in a surgical procedure. The surgical staple is deformable from a first configuration (e.g., an un-deployed configuration) to a second configuration (e.g., a deployed configuration) in accordance with embodiments of t...

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Hauptverfasser: SCHALLER, MICHAEL P, WHITE, NATHAN H, MANOUX, PHILIPE R, MATTHIAS, BENJAMIN J, RIVERA, JOHN E, MURILLO, MICHAEL, KNODEL, BRYAN D, VAN CLEAVE, JARED L
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:A surgical apparatus comprises a surgical staple for treating tissues of a patient in a surgical procedure. The surgical staple is deformable from a first configuration (e.g., an un-deployed configuration) to a second configuration (e.g., a deployed configuration) in accordance with embodiments of the present invention. The surgical staple includes a first leg and a second leg, wherein said surgical staple substantially resembles a V-shape or a suture needle in the first configuration and substantially forms a D-shape in the second configuration in accordance with embodiments of the present invention.