Patent ID: 11896227
Assignee: C. R. BARD, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A surgical instrument comprising:
a handle;
an elongated shaft extending distally from the handle; and
a fastener deployment system for deploying fasteners from the elongated shaft including a driveshaft disposed within the elongated shaft, wherein the driveshaft includes an internal channel adapted and arranged to contain at least one fastener, wherein a cross-section of the internal channel within a distal portion of the driveshaft includes at least one flat portion, wherein a plurality of slits are formed in the distal portion of the driveshaft to form a flexible portion of the driveshaft corresponding to an articulable portion of the elongated shaft, wherein at least a portion of the internal channel including the cross section with the at least one flat portion is disposed within the flexible portion of the driveshaft.