Patent ID: 11950778
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A stapling device for fastening tissue, the device comprising:
a tube that includes a lumen extending from a proximal end of the tube to a distal end of the tube; and
a stapler head coupled to the distal end of the tube, the stapler head including an assembly coupled to an anvil at a first pivot, wherein the assembly includes:
at least one staple;
a first member coupled to a second member at a second pivot different from the first pivot; and
an element disposed between the first member and the second member, the element being movable in a proximal-distal direction to pivot the second member relative to the first member, wherein the first member is first plate and the second member is a second plate, and wherein the element is in contact with planar surfaces of the first and second plates that face each other;
wherein pivoting the assembly relative to the anvil moves the stapler head between an open configuration and a closed configuration; and
wherein pivoting the second member relative to the first member in the closed configuration fastens the tissue with the at least one staple.