CA2493154A1 - Surgical stapler - Google Patents

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CA2493154A1
CA2493154A1 CA002493154A CA2493154A CA2493154A1 CA 2493154 A1 CA2493154 A1 CA 2493154A1 CA 002493154 A CA002493154 A CA 002493154A CA 2493154 A CA2493154 A CA 2493154A CA 2493154 A1 CA2493154 A1 CA 2493154A1
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fasteners
jaw
end portion
longitudinal axis
distal end
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Henry Bolanos
David T. Green
Keith Ratcliff
Charles R. Sherts
Nagabhushanam Totakura
Scott E. Manzo
Thomas A. Pelletier
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United States Surgical Corp
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A surgical instrument for applying surgical fasteners to tissue including an endoscopic portion having a proximal end portion, a distal end portion and a longitudinal axis; at least one jaw extending from the distal end portion; fastener carrying means disposed within at least one jaw for carrying a plurality of fasteners, the fasteners each having a pair of legs joined by a backspan wherein the backspans are in substantial perpendicular alignment to the longitudinal axis of the endoscopic portion; and means for ejecting the fasteners from at least one jaw.
CA002493154A 1993-04-20 1994-04-19 Surgical stapler Expired - Lifetime CA2493154C (en)

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US4988193A 1993-04-20 1993-04-20
US08/049,881 1993-04-20
US18308794A 1994-01-14 1994-01-14
US08/183,087 1994-01-14
CA002121650A CA2121650C (en) 1993-04-20 1994-04-19 Endoscopic stapler

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CA002121650A Division CA2121650C (en) 1993-04-20 1994-04-19 Endoscopic stapler

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CA2493154A1 true CA2493154A1 (en) 1994-10-21
CA2493154C CA2493154C (en) 2006-07-04

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CA002493162A Expired - Lifetime CA2493162C (en) 1993-04-20 1994-04-19 Surgical stapler
CA002493164A Expired - Lifetime CA2493164C (en) 1993-04-20 1994-04-19 Surgical stapler
CA002493157A Expired - Lifetime CA2493157C (en) 1993-04-20 1994-04-19 Surgical stapler
CA002493154A Expired - Lifetime CA2493154C (en) 1993-04-20 1994-04-19 Surgical stapler
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CA002493157A Expired - Lifetime CA2493157C (en) 1993-04-20 1994-04-19 Surgical stapler

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CA2493157A1 (en) 1994-10-21
CA2493162C (en) 2006-10-24
CA2493154C (en) 2006-07-04
CA2493164A1 (en) 1994-10-21
CA2493164C (en) 2007-01-09
CA2493163C (en) 2007-03-06
CA2493162A1 (en) 1994-10-21
CA2493157C (en) 2006-07-04
CA2493163A1 (en) 1994-10-21

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