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US 8,985,427 B1Granted
Feeder belt with internally manufactured staples for true multi-fire surgical stapler
AssigneeCardica, Inc.
InventorsPhilipe R. Manoux, Bryan D. Knodel, Patrick Flanagan
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Abstract
An exemplary surgical apparatus may include a feeder belt; wings fixed to that feeder belt; and a die into which the feeder belt extends, where relative motion of the die and feeder belt bends at least one wing to transform at least one wing into an unformed staple. An exemplary surgical method for treating tissue of a patient may include providing a surgical instrument including an end effector; placing the end effector adjacent to tissue of a patient; and manufacturing at least one surgical staple within the end effector.
Claims9
A surgical apparatus, comprising:
- a feeder belt;
- a plurality of wings fixed to said feeder belt;
- and
- a die into which said feeder belt extends, wherein relative motion of said die and said feeder belt bends at least one said wing to transform said at least one wing into an unformed staple;
- wherein at least a portion of said feeder belt is retained within said die after at least one said wing is transformed into at least one said unformed staple.
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