Chain – staple – and horseshoe making – Staple making
Reexamination Certificate
2007-04-24
2007-04-24
Jones, David B. (Department: 3725)
Chain, staple, and horseshoe making
Staple making
C059S077000, C029S464000, C029S811200, C264S138000, C264S249000, C227S110000, C227S120000, C227S176100
Reexamination Certificate
active
10994081
ABSTRACT:
An improved method and apparatus for inserting surgical staple drivers into a cartridge, including a base, a cartridge-receiving plate having a channel, upper and lower degating plates having a passage through them, a knife with a sharp edge adjacent the passage and a plunger apparatus that drives the drivers downwardly through the guide passage and into pockets in the cartridge. A cartridge locator plate seats the cartridge against stops in the channel. The cartridge-receiving plate is adjustable relative to the base. The upper and lower degating plates and the knife are not adjustable relative to the base, which avoids the need for re-alignment of the knife and degating plates upon re-mounting on the base. The cartridge-receiving plate is aligned relative to the base. A top riser is adjustably mounted to the base, and a cylinder arm, which holds the plunging apparatus, is non-adjustably mounted to the top riser.
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Doepker Brian T.
Erhart David B.
Schnipke Ronald J.
Foster Jason H.
Jones David B.
Kremblas, Foster Phillips & Pollick
The Schnipke Family Limited Liability Company
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