Patent ID: 7530484
Filing Date: 2009-05-12
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A disposable surgical staple gun for firing two staples in a staggered formation simultaneously to close an incision in the skin without the skin overlapping, the disposable surgical staple gun comprising: a. a frame structure adapted to be held by a hand with a grip having a handle; b. a single staple cartridge comprising an advancing blade and a spring mechanism, wherein the single staple cartridge is adapted for holding staples in a staggered relationship and simultaneously firing two staples in a staggered relationship; c. a translatable driver for manually actuating the single staple cartridge to eject a single pair of staggered staples simultaneously by the hand, wherein the single pair of staggered staples are ejected simultaneously for engagement on either side of the incision, forming a mattress suture, and wherein the first staple engages a first arm close to a first edge of the incision and a second arm a distance from a second edge of the incision and the second staple engages a first arm close to a second edge of the wound and the second arm a distance from the first edge of the incision to achieve dual staple mattress suturing; and d. biasing means for returning the translatable driver from a staple ejecting position to a staple reloading position, wherein the translatable driver has a force transmission member linking together the translatable driver and a connecting end portion engageable with a spring connected to the translatable trigger portion.