Patent ID: 6488196
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: A61B,Y10S

Abstract:
A surgical stapler comprising:a pair of jaws movable between open and closed positions; a handle and trigger assembly for controlling operation of the jaws; an elongated tubular structure connecting the handle and trigger assembly to the jaws; means for ejecting at least one staple from one of the jaws against the other of the jaws; and an anvil and a horn in the other of the jaws arranged to receive ends of the ejected staple such that the ends overlap between the anvil and the horn, the horn for melting and bonding at least a portion of the overlapping ends of the staple upon being energized by a predetermined form of energy, and wherein one of the anvil and the horn is movable from within the bonded staple to allow the jaws to be moved to an open position.