Elongated-member-driving apparatus – Surgical stapler – With magazine
Reissue Patent
2005-03-01
2005-03-01
Smith, Scott A. (Department: 3721)
Elongated-member-driving apparatus
Surgical stapler
With magazine
C227S019000
Reissue Patent
active
RE038708
ABSTRACT:
A disposable loading unit is disclosed for use in conjunction with a surgical stapling apparatus configured to sequentially apply a plurality of surgical fasteners to body tissue. The apparatus includes an actuation assembly for effectuating a fastener applying operation, and a housing for receiving and releasably supporting the disposable loading unit. The disposable loading unit includes a staple cartridge body having a longitudinal pathway extending therethrough and a plurality of spaced apart retention slots defined therein each supporting a respective surgical fastener, a plurality of fastener ejection members disposed adjacent the plurality of spaced apart retention slots and communicating with the longitudinal pathway, and an actuator supported within the staple cartridge body and configured to engage the actuation assembly of the apparatus and translate through the longitudinal pathway to contact the fastener ejection members and thereby sequentially eject the surgical fasteners from their respective retention slots.U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS4,273,111June 1981Tsukaya.4,283,165August 1981Vertut.4,290,421September 1981Siegmund.4,347,837September 1982Hosono.4,351,323September 1982Ouchi et al..4,429,695February 1984Green.4,432,349February 1984Oshiro.4,473,077September 1984Noiles et al..4,483,326November 1984Yamaka et al..4,494,417January 1985Larson et al..4,503,842March 1985Takayama.4,557,254December 1985Yamaguchi.4,593,679June 1986Collins.4,606,343August 1986Conta et al..4,608,981September 1986Rothfuss et al..4,688,555August 1987Wardle.4,700,693October 1987Lia et al..4,718,407January 1988Chikama.4,721,099January 1988Chikama.4,726,355February 1988Okada.4,753,223June 1988Bremer.4,754,909July 1988Barker et al..4,762,118August 1988Lia et al..4,762,119August 1988Allred, III et al..4,770,185September 1988Silverstein et al..4,773,395September 1988Suzuki et al..4,779,612October 1988Kishi.4,787,369November 1988Allred, III et al..4,790,294December 1988Allred, III et al..4,794,912January 1989Lia.4,796,607January 1989Allred, III et al..4,805,596February 1989Hatori.4,815,911March 1989Bengtson et al..4,834,069May 1989Umeda.4,873,965October 1989Danieli.4,905,666March 1990Fukuda.4,911,148March 1990Sosonowski et al..4,919,112April 1990Siegmund.4,947,827August 1990Opie et al..4,955,959September 1990Thompkins et al..4,977,790December 1990Nishi et al..4,996,974March 1991Ciarlei.5,002,041March 1991Chikama.5,005,558April 1991Aomori.5,007,406April 1991Takahasi et al..5,014,515May 1991Krauter.5,014,685May 1991Takahashi.5,025,804June 1991Kondo.5,031,814July 1991Tompkins et al..5,042,707August 1991Taheri.5,065,929November 1991Schulze et al..5,108,819April 1992Wollschager et al..5,125,395June 1992Adair.5,143,475September 1992Chikama.5,156,315October 1992Green et al..5,158,086October 1992Brown et al..5,167,221December 1992Chikama.5,168,864December 1992Shockey.5,174,276December 1992Crockard.5,174,277December 1992Matsumaru.5,176,126January 1993Chikama.5,178,129January 1993Chikama.5,179,935January 1993Miyagi.5,195,968March 1993Lundquist et al..5,307,976May 1994Olson et al..5,312,023May 1994Green et al..5,318,221June 1994Green et al..5,326,013July 1994Green et al..5,332,142July 1994Robinson et al..5,391,180February 1995Tovey et al..5,394,864March 1995Kobayashi et al..5,411,519May 1995Tovey et al..5,417,203May 1995Tovey et al..5,447,265September 1995Vidol et al..5,478,003December 1995Green et al..5,485,947January 1996Olson et al..5,489,058February 1996Plyley et al..5,632,432May 1997Schulze et al.. 227/180.1B1 5,040,715August 1991Green et al..
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Alim Alli
Bolanos Henry
McClure Richard C.
Milliman Keith L.
Smith Scott A.
United States Surgical Corporation
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