Patent ID: 9561029
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A surgical apparatus, comprising: (a) a shaft, wherein the shaft has a distal end; (b) an end effector, wherein the end effector is disposed at the distal end of the shaft, wherein the end effector comprises: (c) a first fastener assembly member, wherein the anvil is configured to receive the first fastener assembly member, wherein the first fastener assembly member is configured to translate distally through the shaft to be received by the anvil member during rotation of the anvil member; and (d) a second fastener assembly member, wherein the guide member is configured to receive the second fastener assembly member; wherein the first and second fastener assembly members are configured to join together, wherein the anvil is configured to deform a portion of the second fastener assembly member to secure the first and second fastener assembly members together.