Title:
SURGICAL STAPLING AND SEVERING INSTRUMENT INCORPORATING MULTISTROKE FIRING MECHANISM HAVING ROTARY SLIP-CLUTCH TRANSMISSION
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2006075597
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a surgical stapling and severing instrument particularly suited to endoscopic procedures.
This surgical stapling and severing instrument (310) incorporates a handle (326) that produces separate closing and firing motions to actuate an end effector. In particular, the handle (326) produces a plurality of firing strokes in order to reduce the required amount of force required to fire (i.e., staple and sever) the end effector.
Inventors:
SHELTON FREDERICK E IV
SETSER MICHAEL EARL
HOFFMAN DOUGLAS B
SETSER MICHAEL EARL
HOFFMAN DOUGLAS B
Application Number:
JP2005257921A
Publication Date:
March 23, 2006
Filing Date:
September 06, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC
International Classes:
A61B17/072
Foreign References:
| WO1998011814A2 | 1998-03-26 | |||
| US5762255A | 1998-06-09 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hiroaki Tazawa
Konobu Kato
Hideaki Tazawa
Hamada Hatsune
Konobu Kato
Hideaki Tazawa
Hamada Hatsune
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