Patent ID: 8353441
Filing Date: 2013-01-15
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical instrument comprising: a handle portion; an elongated portion extending distally from the handle portion and defining a longitudinal axis and having a distal portion; a first jaw adjacent the distal portion of the elongated portion, the first jaw defining a first axis extending along the first jaw, the first axis being transverse to the longitudinal axis of the elongated portion, the first jaw including a plurality of surgical fasteners and first and second pushers for advancing the fasteners; a second jaw defining a second axis extending along the second jaw, the second axis being parallel to the first axis, the first jaw member being pivotable about the first axis and the second jaw being pivotable about the second axis, at least one of the first jaw and the second jaw being movable with respect to the other jaw between a spaced-apart position and an approximated position to clamp tissue between the first and second jaws; and a selector actuable to selectively enable advancement of either the first pusher or the second pusher, wherein when the first pusher advances fasteners the second pusher does not advance fasteners.