Patent ID: 9402626
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A surgical fastening device, comprising: an elongate shaft defining a longitudinal axis and comprising a proximal end, and a distal end comprising an end effector extending therefrom, the end effector being adapted to engage tissue and deliver at least one fastener into the engaged tissue upon application of a rotary motion to the surgical fastening device; a rotating member operably coupled to an axially-translatable and rotatable drive shaft, said rotatable drive shaft being configured to rotate the end effector when said axially-translatable and rotatable drive shaft rotates in a first axial positon and when said axially-translatable and rotatable drive shaft is in a second axial position, said axially-translatable and rotatable drive shaft is configured to deploy fasteners upon application of the rotary motions to said rotatable drive shaft; and an actuator supported for movable travel about an actuator axis that is transverse to said longitudinal axis and operably interfacing with said axially translatable drive shaft to selectively move said drive shaft between the first and second axial positions relative to said end effector.