Patent ID: 8292149
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical fastener applying apparatus, comprising: an anvil half-section including a distal end and a proximal end defining a longitudinal axis, the anvil half-section including a channel member having pair of juxtaposed side walls interconnected by a base wall; a cartridge receiving half-section including a distal end, wherein the cartridge receiving half-section is pivotably couplable with the anvil half-section such that the distal end of the anvil half-section is in juxtaposed relation to the distal end of the cartridge receiving half-section, wherein the distal end of the anvil half-section is pivotable relative to the distal end of the cartridge receiving half-section about a pivot axis transverse to the longitudinal axis; and a deflection control system operatively associated with the anvil half-section for reinforcing the distal end of the anvil half-section, the deflection control system including: a layered reinforcing member having a plurality of reinforcing plates extending longitudinally between the side walls and resting atop the base wall of the anvil half-section.