Surgical Instrument With Pivotable Jaw Member
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorStanislaw Kostrzewski
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Abstract
A surgical instrument for surgically joining tissue is disclosed. The surgical instrument includes a handle assembly, an elongated portion extending distally from the handle assembly and defining a longitudinal axis, and an end effector disposed adjacent a distal portion of the elongated portion. The end effector includes a first jaw member and a second jaw member. The first jaw member defines a first axis, which is transverse to the longitudinal axis. The first jaw member is pivotable about the first axis. At least one of the first jaw member and the second jaw member is movable with respect to the other between a spaced-apart and an approximated position.
Claims21
1-36. (canceled)
A surgical instrument comprising:
- a handle portion;
- an elongated portion extending distally from the handle portion and defining a longitudinal axis and having a distal portion;
- a first jaw adjacent the distal portion of the elongated portion, the first jaw defining a first axis extending along the first jaw, the first axis being transverse to the longitudinal axis of the elongated portion, the first jaw including a plurality of surgical fasteners and first and second pushers for advancing the fasteners;
- a second jaw, at least one of the first jaw and the second jaw being movable with respect to the other jaw between a spaced-apart position and an approximated position to clamp tissue between the first and second jaws;
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- a selector actuable to selectively enable advancement of either the first pusher or the second pusher.
A surgical instrument comprising:
- a handle portion;
- an elongated portion extending distally from the handle portion;
- a first jaw pivotable from a first position to a second position to selectively advance a first set of fasteners and subsequently advance a second set of fasteners independent of advancement of the first set of fasteners;
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- a second jaw, wherein at least one of the first jaw and the second jaw is movable with respect to the other jaw between a spaced-apart position and an approximated position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.