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Title:
SURGICAL STAPLER HAVING ARTICULATION MECHANISM
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2022062090
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a surgical stapler allowing reliable stapling of clamped tissue without complex mechanisms.SOLUTION: A handle assembly 40 for a surgical stapler preferably comprises a rotatable actuation shaft. The actuation shaft has a first rotational orientation state in which the actuation shaft can actuate a jaw assembly in a repeatable open and close mode, a second rotational orientation state in which the actuation shaft can actuate the jaw assembly in a staple firing mode, and a third rotational orientation state in which the actuation shaft can actuate the jaw assembly in a reversing mode. The handle assembly 40 preferably includes an articulation mechanism including a ball screw to selectively articulate the jaw assembly relative to an elongate shaft.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Inventors:
JOSHUA M SCHOBER
ANDREW J MCCARTHY
BABAK D JASEMIAN
Application Number:
JP2022007626A
Publication Date:
April 19, 2022
Filing Date:
January 21, 2022
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Assignee:
APPLIED MED RESOURCES
International Classes:
A61B17/072
Domestic Patent References:
JP2013540002A2013-10-31
Foreign References:
WO2014139440A12014-09-18
US20140263562A12014-09-18
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shinichiro Tanaka
Hiroyuki Suda
Ichiro Kurasawa
Yasushi Yamamoto
Hiroko Suzuki
Kosuke Yamamoto