Elongated-member-driving apparatus – Surgical stapler
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-25
2011-10-04
Nash, Brian D (Department: 3721)
Elongated-member-driving apparatus
Surgical stapler
C227S019000, C227S176100
Reexamination Certificate
active
08028883
ABSTRACT:
A surgical stapling device includes a tissue contacting surface and a buttress attachment feature. The buttress attachment feature permits selectively securing a surgical buttress to the tissue contacting surface, which may be disposed on a cartridge assembly or an anvil plate of the surgical stapling device. The buttress attachment feature may include a shape memory alloy, such as a nickel titanium alloy, that is responsive to a temperature change to allow the buttress attachment feature to move between a first position where a free end of the buttress attachment feature is substantially spaced from the tissue contacting surface, and second position where the surgical attachment feature is approximated with respect to the tissue contacting surface.
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Nash Brian D
Tyco Healthcare Group LP
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