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Timestamp: 2018-01-19 17:43:45
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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 06250869', 'Application No. 06253759', 'Application No. 06254005', 'Application No. 06251959', 'Application No. 06253226', 'Application No. 06253224']

Patent US7455208 - Surgical instrument with articulating shaft with rigid firing bar supports - Google Patents
A surgical stapling and severing instrument particularly suited to endoscopic use includes a proximal portion that is manipulated external to a patient to position an attached elongate shaft and end effector to a desired surgical site inside of the patient. An articulation joint pivotally attaches the...http://www.google.com/patents/US7455208?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7455208 - Surgical instrument with articulating shaft with rigid firing bar supports
Publication number US7455208 B2
Application number US 11/238,358
Also published as CA2536915A1, CA2536915C, DE602006004375D1, EP1693008A1, EP1693008B1, US7559450, US7828186, US20060190028, US20060190031, US20060190032
Publication number 11238358, 238358, US 7455208 B2, US 7455208B2, US-B2-7455208, US7455208 B2, US7455208B2
Inventors Kenneth S. Wales, Chad P. Boudreaux
Patent Citations (92), Non-Patent Citations (24), Referenced by (616), Classifications (13), Legal Events (3)
US 7455208 B2
42. The surgical instrument according to claim 37, further comprising a closure trigger attached to the handle and operatively coupled to the articulating sleeve to effect closure movement of the anvil.
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International Classification A61B17/115, A61B17/068
Cooperative Classification A61B2017/00557, A61B1/0051, A61B2017/2927, A61B17/07207, A61B17/00234, A61B2017/00309
Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:WALES, KENNETH S.;BOUDREAUX, CHAD P.;REEL/FRAME:017053/0943;SIGNING DATES FROM 20050908 TO 20050912