Patent ID: 8695864
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical tool, comprising: a cylindrical surgical stapler having a first circular end and a second circular end; an anvil initially disconnected and separate from said surgical stapler, wherein at least one of said cylindrical surgical stapler and said anvil comprise a magnetic a material; and a cutter extending from one of the surgical stapler or the anvil, wherein the cutter is operable to cut an opening through segments disposed between the surgical stapler and the anvil when one of the first circular end or the second circular end of the surgical stapler is proximate to the anvil, wherein the cylindrical surgical stapler and the anvil self-align with one another when disposed in different tubular structures via a magnetic field of the magnetic material prior to cutting the opening through the segments of the different tubular structures.