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US 8,945,176 B2Granted
Extraluminal sealant applicator and method
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorMichael J. Bettuchi
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Abstract
An apparatus for applying sealant to a target tissue of a surgical site is provided. The apparatus includes a handle, conduit and an end effector. The handle has means configured and adapted for operating the end effector and dispensing biological sealant to the surgical site via the end effector. The conduit stores and/or carries sealant towards the end effector. The end effector is configured to clamp around a body organ or tissue and apply and confine biological sealant in a substantially uniform manner thereto.
Claims17
An apparatus for applying sealant to a target tissue site, the apparatus comprising:
- a handle member including an operating mechanism and a first reservoir having a first sealant therein;
- a shaft extending distally from the handle member and defining a longitudinal axis;
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- an end effector positioned at a distal end of the shaft, the end effector including a first jaw and a second jaw, the end effector having an open position, where a distal end of the first jaw is spaced apart from a distal end of the second jaw, and a closed position, where the distal end of the first jaw is engaged with the distal end of the second jaw;
- wherein the operating mechanism of the handle member has a neutral position and an actuated position, when the operating mechanism moves from the neutral position to the actuated position, the first sealant is pushed from the first reservoir through the shaft and dispensed from a channel extending around at least one of the first jaw and the second jaw.
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