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US3176896A
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Medical stapler
Assignee: FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL Technology
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Filing: 1962-09-19
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Granted: 1965-04-06
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Expires: 1982-09-19
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Rudolph F Mallina
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 15:22
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/11; A61B17/115; A61B17/1152; A61B2017/1125
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
160 words
IN A SUTURING STAPLER HAVING FORCEPS MEANS, IN COMBINATION, TWO BUSHINGS EACH COMPRISING TWO OPPOSITE PARTS POSITIONABLE ON THE FORCEPS MEANS AND DEFINING ON ITS INTERIOR A CENTRAL PASSAGE FOR ONE END OF A SEVERED CIRCULATORY VESSEL, MEANS OPERABLE FOR CLAMPING AT LEAST A PORTION OF SAID VESSEL END TO RESTRAIN ACCIDENTAL REMOVAL THEREOF FROM SAID PASSAGE OF EACH BUSHING, AND MEANS OPERABLE FOR HOLDING RELEASABLY EACH SEVERED END OF THE VESSEL CUFFED OVER A BUSHING COMPRISING A TOOTHED RIM FORMED ON THE EXTERIOR OF EACH BUSHING ADAPTED TO RECEIVE THE CUFFED VESSEL END SO THAT THE CUFF WILL BE POSITIONED ADJACENT THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE BUSHING, AND TWO CUFFING CLAMPS FOR EACH BUSHING OPERABLE TO ENGAGE THE CUFF ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE OUTER BUSHING SURFACE, EACH CUFFING CLAMP HAVING TWO CUFF ENGAGING EDGES SPACED APART FROM EACH OTHER FOR A CERTAIN DISTANCE IN ONE PLANE AND BEING PIVOTED ON THE FORCEPS MEANS ABOUT A FULCRUM SO POSI-
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
160 words
IN A SUTURING STAPLER HAVING FORCEPS MEANS, IN COMBINATION, TWO BUSHINGS EACH COMPRISING TWO OPPOSITE PARTS POSITIONABLE ON THE FORCEPS MEANS AND DEFINING ON ITS INTERIOR A CENTRAL PASSAGE FOR ONE END OF A SEVERED CIRCULATORY VESSEL, MEANS OPERABLE FOR CLAMPING AT LEAST A PORTION OF SAID VESSEL END TO RESTRAIN ACCIDENTAL REMOVAL THEREOF FROM SAID PASSAGE OF EACH BUSHING, AND MEANS OPERABLE FOR HOLDING RELEASABLY EACH SEVERED END OF THE VESSEL CUFFED OVER A BUSHING COMPRISING A TOOTHED RIM FORMED ON THE EXTERIOR OF EACH BUSHING ADAPTED TO RECEIVE THE CUFFED VESSEL END SO THAT THE CUFF WILL BE POSITIONED ADJACENT THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE BUSHING, AND TWO CUFFING CLAMPS FOR EACH BUSHING OPERABLE TO ENGAGE THE CUFF ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE OUTER BUSHING SURFACE, EACH CUFFING CLAMP HAVING TWO CUFF ENGAGING EDGES SPACED APART FROM EACH OTHER FOR A CERTAIN DISTANCE IN ONE PLANE AND BEING PIVOTED ON THE FORCEPS MEANS ABOUT A FULCRUM SO POSI-
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-04-05 | 1968-10-05 | 1969-04-06 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-04-05 | 1972-10-05 | 1973-04-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-04-05 | 1976-10-05 | 1977-04-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |