Surgical Instrument For Dispensing Tacks And Solution
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsFerass Abuzaina, Amin Elachchabi, Ali Irfan, Gregory Fischvogt
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Abstract
A surgical tack applier comprising a handle assembly, an inner tube, a plurality of fasteners and a solution is disclosed. The handle assembly includes an actuator associated therewith. The inner tube extends distally from the handle assembly and defines a longitudinal axis. The inner tube is rotatable about the longitudinal axis. The plurality of fasteners are disposed at least partially within the inner tube and are selectively ejectable therefrom. The solution is disposed within the inner tube and is dispensable through a distal opening of the inner tube.
Claims16
A surgical tack applier, comprising:
- a handle assembly including an actuator associated therewith;
- an inner tube extending distally from the handle assembly and defining a longitudinal axis, the inner tube being rotatable about the longitudinal axis;
- a plurality of fasteners disposed at least partially within the inner tube and being selectively ejectable therefrom;
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- a solution disposed within the inner tube and being dispensable through a distal opening of the inner tube.
A method of applying fasteners to tissue, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a surgical tack applier, comprising:
- a handle assembly including an actuator associated therewith;
- an inner tube extending distally from the handle assembly and defining a longitudinal axis, the inner tube being rotatable about the longitudinal axis;
- a plurality of fasteners disposed at least partially within the inner;
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- a solution disposed within the inner tube;
- selectively ejecting at least one of the plurality of fasteners from a distal opening of the inner tube;
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- dispensing the solution from within the inner tube through the distal opening of the inner tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.