Surgical stapling instrument

Details Surgical stapling instrument Surgical stapling instrument

1983-01-19

1986-05-27

Bell, Paul A.

Elongated-member-driving apparatus

With means to assemble plural pieces of work

128334R, 227DIG1, 227120, 227114, A61H 1200

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045910863

ABSTRACT:
A surgical stapling instrument is disclosed. The instrument has a handle, a trigger, means for carrying a staple, the carrying means comprising a track for containing at least one staple, and means for closing the staple. The improvement to the track comprises a leaf spring. The track and the leaf spring are a unitary element. The leaf spring is at the end of the track adjacent to the closing means. In one embodiment, the closing means is an anvil surface terminating in a flange.

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