Surgery – Instruments – Suture – ligature – elastic band or clip applier
Patent
1993-12-14
1996-02-13
Pellegrino, Stephen C.
Surgery
Instruments
Suture, ligature, elastic band or clip applier
606148, 606151, 227175, A61B 1700
Patent
active
054908566
ABSTRACT:
An improved surgical stapler for applying a suture to a tissue is provided. The surgical stapler includes handles and a stapling assembly for emplacing a suture and staples into tissue as a purse string suture. Retainer structure, for example, a plurality of guides are provided for releasably retaining a portion of the suture substantially adjacent to the handles. The suture may also be releasably retained substantially adjacent to the handles by passing the suture through a tubular member releasably mounted on one of the handles. A clamp may be used to clamp and secure the suture within the tubular member either before or after removal of the tubular member from the handles.
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Azarbarzin Kurt
Granger Richard N.
Person Wayne C.
Theroux Marc J.
Pellegrino Stephen C.
Schmidt Jeffrey A.
Untied States Surgical Corporation
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