Patent ID: 6338737
Filing Date: 2002-01-15
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A flexible annular surgical stapler for stapling together two parts of hollow organs, the stapler comprising(a) an elongated flexible tubular body having two ends; (b) a handle attached to a first end of said body; (c) a flexible cable slidably disposed along the entire length inside said body having two ends, a first end being inside said handle; (d) a first jaw attached by snap-coupling to a second end of said cable and a second jaw attached to a second end of said body, wherein one of said first and second jaws includes a hammer and the other of first and second jaws includes an anvil; and (e) a hollow channel through said cable's entire length including said first jaw, wherein said channel and said first and second jaws are adapted to accommodate incorporation of at least one additional tool therethrough.