Patent ID: 6217590
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A surgical instrument for stapling with surgical clips and cutting a blood vessel or other organic structure comprising:an elongated tube having a proximal end and a distal end, said tube having a longitudinally movable rod disposed therein;a handle mounted on said proximal end of said tube, said handle having a movable member coupled to said movable rod which longitudinally moves said rod with respect to said tube upon actuation of said movable member;at least one pair of surgical staple clip carrying jaw sets, each clip jaw set having two jaw members which pivot about a common lateral axis located at said distal end of said elongated tube, each jaw member defining a clip channel at its jaw mouthat least one scissor jaw set having upper and lower, opposing scissor jaw members which pivot about said common lateral axis;a longitudinally extending cam actuator member mounted on said distal end of said moveable rod;each clip jaw set defining a clip-action cam follower surface and said scissor jaw set defining a cut-action cam follower surface, said longitudinally extending cam actuator member movable with respect to said clip-action and cut-action cam follower surfaces and said clip-action cam follower surfaces shaped to initially close said clip jaw sets and said cut-action cam follower surfaces shaped to subsequently close said scissor jaw set and cut said blood vessel or other organic structure upon longitudinal movement of said longitudinally extending cam actuator member.