Patent ID: 7896213
Filing Date: 2011-03-01
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A medical stapler comprising: a stapler body having a head portion for driving out a medical staple and provided at one end of the stapler body; a manipulating lever pivotally supported by the stapler body to be closable and openable so that a grip portion placed at a side of the manipulating lever, which is opposite to a side thereof corresponding to the head portion, is urged in an opening direction in which the grip portion is moved apart from the stapler body, and that when the medical staple is driven out, the manipulating lever is turned in a closing direction, in which the manipulating lever is moved closer to the stapler body, to protrude the staple from the head portion to suture a wound while both side tip end portions of the staple are inwardly bent, wherein the manipulating lever is enabled to be latched in the stapler body in a state, in which the manipulating lever is turned in the closing direction of bending the medical staple, upon completion of suturing of the wound; a latch portion provided on one of the stapler body and the manipulating lever; a latch receiving portion provided on the other of the stapler body and the manipulating lever, wherein the manipulating lever is latched to the stapler body by the latch portion and the latch receiving portion, and wherein one of the latch portion and the latch receiving portion is operable between a standby position at which the one of the latch portion and the latch receiving portion is prevented from being latched to the other of the latch portion and the latch receiving portion, and a latchable position at which the one of the latch portion and the latch receiving portion is allowed to be latched to the other of the latch portion and the latch receiving portion; an operating portion provided on an outer surface of the stapler body; and a latch piece portion extended from the operating portion to an inner side of the stapler body, wherein one of the latch portion and the latch receiving portion is provided in the latch piece portion, and wherein the latch piece portion is operated from the standby position to the latchable position.