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Apparatus and method for surgical fastening
Assignee: Mallinckrodt Enterprises Holdings Inc
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Filing: 2001-05-08
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Granted: 2003-11-25
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Expires: 2021-05-08
Abstract
Abstract Apparatus and methods for applying fasteners during endoscopic surgery. The apparatus generally comprises a handle portion, a triggering mechanism and a fastener applicator. One embodiment of the invention forms the fastener around a single focal point on an anvil. Another embodiment vertically stacks the fasteners in a fastener applicator which is readily detachable from the handle portion by virtue of a rotational locking system and which may be replaced with a new fastener applicator having a fresh load of vertically stacked fasteners. The various embodiments may be variously combined together in a single device. The methods generally include the following steps: forming a fastener by placing it over a single focal point anvil and pressing the fastener against the single focal point anvil using a slide.
Inventors
- 👤 Helmut L. Kayan
- 👤 James E. Jervis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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2026-10-23 11:55
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/068; A61B17/0682; A61B17/0684
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
A fastening apparatus for use in endoscopic surgery comprising: a handle portion; a triggering mechanism at least partially positioned in the handle; at least one fastener having a back and two legs in a first configuration; and a fastener applicator connected to the handle portion and defining a longitudinal axis, the fastener applicator including a proximal end, a distal end, an anvil and a shaping slide, the anvil having a proximally oriented face having a single proximally extending point and communicating with said point, a pair of opposed distally extending planar surfaces, the shaping slide having a distally oriented face having a notch configured for receiving the point of the anvil, the slide being adapted for driving the fastener onto the anvil, the slide and the anvil being adapted to shape the back of the fastener to modify the fastener from the first configuration to a second configuration.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
148 words
A fastening apparatus for use in endoscopic surgery comprising: a handle portion; a triggering mechanism at least partially positioned in the handle; at least one fastener having a back and two legs in a first configuration; and a fastener applicator connected to the handle portion and defining a longitudinal axis, the fastener applicator including a proximal end, a distal end, an anvil and a shaping slide, the anvil having a proximally oriented face having a single proximally extending point and communicating with said point, a pair of opposed distally extending planar surfaces, the shaping slide having a distally oriented face having a notch configured for receiving the point of the anvil, the slide being adapted for driving the fastener onto the anvil, the slide and the anvil being adapted to shape the back of the fastener to modify the fastener from the first configuration to a second configuration.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The fastening apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the slide and the anvil are adapted to receive the fastener and the fastener has a U-shape in the first configuration.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
The fastening apparatus of claim 2 , wherein in the second configuration the fastener has a generally diamond shape with the back and the legs having substantially the same angular relationship in the second configuration as in the first configuration.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The fastening apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the legs have distal ends including tips and in the second configuration the tips are crossed.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The fastening apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the fastener has a M-shape in the first configuration.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
The fastening apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the second configuration has a triangular shape with the back and the legs having substantially the same angular relationship in the second configuration as in the first configuration.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The fastening apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the fastener applicator is separable from the handle portion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The fastening apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the fastener applicator has only two components that are actuated by the triggering mechanism.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The fastening apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the fastener applicator includes an ejector spring.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
155 words
A fastening apparatus for use in endoscopic surgery comprising: a handle portion; a triggering mechanism at least partially positioned in the handle; a plurality of fasteners in a first configuration wherein each fastener has a back having a width and two legs, the plurality of fasteners being stored in the apparatus in the first configuration; an anvil; and a fastener applicator connected to the handle, the fastener applicator having a distal end and including a single shaping slide, a single anvil and the plurality of fasteners, the shaping slide being cooperable with the anvil to form a single bend in the back of the fasteners, the shaping slide being configured to drive a distal most fastener of the plurality of fasteners against the anvil and to thereby form from the width of the back of the distal most fastener in its first configuration, a fastener in a second configuration whose back has a single bend.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
155 words
A fastening apparatus for use in endoscopic surgery comprising: a handle portion; a triggering mechanism at least partially positioned in the handle; a plurality of fasteners in a first configuration wherein each fastener has a back having a width and two legs, the plurality of fasteners being stored in the apparatus in the first configuration; an anvil; and a fastener applicator connected to the handle, the fastener applicator having a distal end and including a single shaping slide, a single anvil and the plurality of fasteners, the shaping slide being cooperable with the anvil to form a single bend in the back of the fasteners, the shaping slide being configured to drive a distal most fastener of the plurality of fasteners against the anvil and to thereby form from the width of the back of the distal most fastener in its first configuration, a fastener in a second configuration whose back has a single bend.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
The fastening apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the fastener in the first configuration has a U-shape.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
The fastening apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the fastener in the second configuration has a diamond shape.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
The fastening apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the fastener in the first configuration has a M-shape.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
The fastening apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the fastener in the second configuration has a triangular shape.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
The fastening apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the fastener applicator is separable from the handle portion.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
The fastening apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the fastener applicator has only two components actuated by the triggering mechanism.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
20 words
The fastening apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the fastener applicator has only one component actuated by the triggering mechanism.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
15 words
The fastening apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the fastener applicator has an ejector spring.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
115 words
A method of fastening a surgical fastener in endoscopic surgery comprising the steps of: providing a surgical fastener apparatus having a triggering mechanism, an anvil, a shaping slide movable in respect to actuation of the triggering mechanism, and a plurality of fasteners, each fastener in a first configuration having a back and two legs, the slide and the anvil being adapted to shape from the back of the distal most fastener in its first configuration, the back of the distal most fastener in a second configuration having a single bend; placing the anvil in close proximity with a surgical target; and actuating the triggering mechanism to drive the slide to deploy the distal most fastener.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
115 words
A method of fastening a surgical fastener in endoscopic surgery comprising the steps of: providing a surgical fastener apparatus having a triggering mechanism, an anvil, a shaping slide movable in respect to actuation of the triggering mechanism, and a plurality of fasteners, each fastener in a first configuration having a back and two legs, the slide and the anvil being adapted to shape from the back of the distal most fastener in its first configuration, the back of the distal most fastener in a second configuration having a single bend; placing the anvil in close proximity with a surgical target; and actuating the triggering mechanism to drive the slide to deploy the distal most fastener.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 19 , wherein the step of providing includes providing fasteners having a width before deployment and a shaping slide having a width that is approximately the same or less than the width of the fastener before deployment.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 19 , wherein in the step of the triggering mechanism includes deploying the distal most fastener in a diamond shape.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 19 , wherein in the step of the triggering mechanism includes deploying the distal most fastener in a triangular shape.
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