Surgery – Instruments – Means for removing suture – clip – staple or ligature
Patent
1991-07-22
1993-08-17
Pellegrino, Stephen C.
Surgery
Instruments
Means for removing suture, clip, staple or ligature
254 28, A61B 1700, B25C 1100
Patent
active
052364356
ABSTRACT:
A laparoscopic surgical staple system comprises a staple, a staple extractor, and methods of applying and extracting such staples. The staples of the present invention are visible through a limited viewport, such as a trocar, and include an extraction member which forms a substantially closed hole through which a hook can be inserted. The staple extractor of the present invention includes a mechanism for grasping and pulling to remove the staple from body tissue, and a hook which can receive and hold multiple staples. The staples are applied by a device which is capable of inserting the staple's legs into a patient's body tissue. Staples are extracted using methods which allow multiple staples to be removed in a single, quick laparoscopic procedure and which reduce the risk of infection to the patient.
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Jackson Gary
Pellegrino Stephen C.
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