Patent ID: 7028878

Claim:
A stapling device comprising: first and second arm assemblies, each of said arm assemblies having a distal portion and a proximal portion, said first arm assembly being in longitudinal alignment with and pivotally coupled to said second arm assembly by at least one pivot joint; an actuator having a proximal portion and a distal portion, said distal portion being sized and configured to pass along the longitudinal axis of said pivotally connected arm assemblies and between said proximal portions of said arm assemblies, said proximal portions of said arm assemblies being angled away one from the other so as to permit movement of said distal portion of said actuator there between up to an abutment defined by said pivotal connection of said arm assemblies; a staple seat defined in each of said distal portions of said arm assemblies, said staple seat in each of said arm assemblies being located facing toward and in opposition to the other of said staple seats.