Elongated-member-driving apparatus – Surgical stapler
Reexamination Certificate
2008-06-02
2009-12-22
Manahan, Todd E (Department: 3734)
Elongated-member-driving apparatus
Surgical stapler
C606S139000, C606S142000, C606S143000, C606S219000, C227S178100, C227S179100
Reexamination Certificate
active
07635073
ABSTRACT:
The present disclosure relates to surgical instruments including a staple anvil formed in a distal end of the surgical stapler and a staple cartridge selectively receivable in a distal end of the surgical stapler and in juxtaposition relative to the staple anvil, the staple cartridge including one or more laterally spaced apart rows of staple slots formed in an upper surface thereof, a plurality of surgical staples disposed, one each, within the staple slots, and a staple line reinforcing system configured and adapted to augment the strength of the staple line formed by the firing of the surgical staples into body tissue, wherein the surgical stapler concomitantly drives the plurality of surgical staples through the adjacent layers of body tissue to mechanically secure the body tissue and activates the reinforcing system to non-mechanically secure the adjacent layers of body tissue to one another.
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Manahan Todd E
Mendoza Michael G
Tyco Healthcare Group LP
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