Patent ID: 7399310
Filing Date: 2008-07-15
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A stapler for stapling a vessel comprising: a trigger housing having an internal cavity; a trigger mechanism extending from within said internal cavity of said trigger housing; an elongate staple housing extending from said trigger housing to a staple exit area formed in said elongate staple housing, said elongate staple housing adapted to store at least one staple; a pusher having a leading portion within said staple housing and a trailing portion within said internal cavity of said trigger housing, said pusher having an inclined surface at its leading end; an actuator having an inclined surface disposed adjacent to said inclined surface of said pusher; a staple détente mounted within said staple housing between said actuator and said staple exit area; wherein actuation of said trigger advances said leading portion of said pusher such that said inclined surface of said pusher interacts with said inclined surface of said actuator to force said actuator toward said staple exit area thereby deforming said at least one staple by engagement with said staple détente prior to discharging said at least one staple from said staple exit area.