Title:
【発明の名称】外科用縫合装置及び方法
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPH03505167
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A surgical instrument for suturing a hernial opening in internal body tissues of a patient comprises an elongate staple cartridge rotatably mounted to an elongate frame at a distal end thereof and an elongate staple forming plate movably mounted to the frame for ejecting a staple from the cartridge into the body tissues of the patient and deforming the staple from an open position to a closed position in which the staple holds together two pieces of body tissue on opposite sides of the hernial opening. The instrument further includes a rotator assembly operatively connected to the cartridge for rotatating the cartridge from an orientation aligned with the frame means to a staple ejection orientation transverse to the frame. A tissue positioning assembly separate from the staple forming plate is provided for gripping, approximating and temporarily holding together in a stapling position the two pieces of body tissue prior to and during a stapling operation.
Inventors:
Odsen, Robert Earl
Jar, Ralph
Jar, Ralph
Application Number:
JP50506089A
Publication Date:
November 14, 1991
Filing Date:
April 20, 1989
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Innovative Surgical Divides Incorporated
International Classes:
A61B17/04; A61B17/068; A61B17/00; A61B17/28; (IPC1-7): A61B17/04
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shoichi Takezawa (1 person outside)