Variable compression surgical fastener cartridge

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8967446-B2
Application number	US-42779409-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 22, 2009
Priority date	May 9, 2008
Publication date	Mar 3, 2015
Grant date	Mar 3, 2015

Abstract

A non-reloadable surgical fastener cartridge is provided. The non-reloadable surgical fastener cartridge includes a cartridge body that includes a tissue contacting surface that includes a plurality of fastener retention slots. A plurality of surgical fasteners is disposed in the plurality of fastener retention slots. Each surgical fastener includes first and second legs of different lengths. A plurality of pushers is operably associated with the plurality of surgical fasteners. One or more of the pushers is configured such that, upon formation of a corresponding surgical fastener, a first area defined by the first leg is smaller than a second area defined by the second leg. The non-reloadable surgical fastener cartridge also includes an actuation mechanism operably associated with the plurality of pushers.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A non-reloadable surgical fastener cartridge comprising:
a cartridge body including a tissue contacting surface, the tissue contacting surface including a plurality of fastener retention slots and a knife slot;
a plurality of surgical fasteners disposed in the plurality of fastener retention slots, each surgical fastener having a first end that is closer to the knife slot than a second end;
a plurality of pushers operably associated with the plurality of…

Assignees

• Beardsley John
• Viola Frank
• Covidien Lp

Inventors

• Beardsley John
• Viola Frank

Classifications

• A61B2017/07271

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61B2017/0023

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61B17/07207 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61B2017/07214

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61B2017/07228

  Human Necessities · mapped topic