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Patent US4619262 - Surgical stapling device - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA surgical stapling device loaded with staples each having a pair of parallel limbs bridged by a straight crosspiece. In operation, as the limbs are implanted by the device on opposite sides of a skin incision, they are bent inwardly toward each other below the skin surface to close the incision, the...http://www.google.com/patents/US4619262?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US4619262 - Surgical stapling deviceAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS4619262 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 06/741,483Publication dateOct 28, 1986Filing dateJun 5, 1985Priority dateJul 10, 1984Fee statusLapsedPublication number06741483, 741483, US 4619262 A, US 4619262A, US-A-4619262, US4619262 A, US4619262AInventorsJames TaylorOriginal AssigneeSyncare, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (4), Referenced by (350), Classifications (5), Legal Events (11) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSurgical stapling device
Each of first parts 16 includes a ribbed portion 16a whose ribs extend laterally relative to the direction of movement of the part during pivotal movement of the handle. Each first part 16 further includes a chamfered leading edge 16b and a portion 16c which is inclined with respect to the portion 16a and has a smooth surface. The portion 16c is inclined at an angle of about 45° to the general direction of movement of first part 16 and is disposed on the opposite side of first part 16 to the associated second part 18 when handle 8 is in the position shown in full line in FIG. 2; i.e., the inoperative position of former 12.
Each of second parts 18 includes a ribbed portion 18a whose ribs extend laterally relative to the direction of movement of first part 16. Each second part 18 further includes a chamfered leading edge 18b and a portion 18c which is inclined with respect to the portion 18a and which has a smooth surface. Portion 18c is inclined at an angle of about 45° to the general direction of movement of first part 16 and is disposed on the opposite side of second part 18 to the ribbed portion 18a. Portion 18c is disposed in the path of movement of portion 16c with the plate 17 in an unflexed condition (as illustrated in FIG. 2). As can be seen from FIG. 3, first parts 16 are supported only at their mutually inwardly-facing edge, whereas second parts 18 are supported only at their mutually outwardly-facing edges.
The spring-biased pusher shoe 22 serves to urge the staples along rail 20a toward mandrel 20b at the forming location of the staples which is disposed in the path of movement of former 12. Abutment surfaces 29 are spaced from the housing parts 1 and 2 by a gap and lie at an angle of about 2° to the inner face of these parts, thus providing a tapered gap which is wider at the top than at the bottom between abutment surfaces 29 and housing parts 1 and 2. The minimum thickness of the gap is marginally less than the thickness of a staple.
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