Surgery – Instruments – Suture – ligature – elastic band or clip applier
Reexamination Certificate
2008-12-23
2011-11-29
Smith, Scott A. (Department: 3721)
Surgery
Instruments
Suture, ligature, elastic band or clip applier
C227S019000, C227S082000, C227S176100, C606S219000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08066720
ABSTRACT:
An exemplary method for surgically stapling tissue may include providing a surgical stapler that includes at least one staple, a pusher configured to hold at least one staple, a splay arm movable relative to the pusher, where that splay arm includes two spaced-apart splay tips, and a driver movable relative to the pusher; splaying at least one staple by plastically deforming the distalmost staple against the splay tips; and after splaying, closing at least one staple by plastically deforming the distalmost staple against the splay tips. Another exemplary method for surgically stapling tissue may include providing a surgical stapler comprising a plurality of staples, a pusher configured to hold the staples, a splay arm movable relative to the pusher, a driver movable relative to the pusher, wherein the pusher, splay arm and driver are initially in a first configuration relative to one another; splaying at least one staple to a splayed state; after splaying, closing at least one splayed staple, after which the pusher, splay arm and driver are in a second configuration relative to one another; and resetting the stapler to the first configuration of the pusher, splay arm and driver; where the splaying and closing each plastically deform at least one staple.
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Knodel Bryan D.
Matthias Benjamin J.
Cardica, Inc.
Schar Brian A.
Smith Scott A.
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