EP 0689400 A4 19960828 - IMPROVED STAPLES
Title (en)
IMPROVED STAPLES
Title (de)
VERBESSERTE HEFTKLAMMERN
Title (fr)
AGRAFES AMELIOREES
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9402227 W 19940301
- US 2450193 A 19930302
- US 16639293 A 19931123
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9420030A1] A method and apparatus is provided for performing a stapling operation wherein uniform compression of stapled tissue is achieved. A staple (300) having two leg portions (302) and a crown (301) is used to staple tissue together. The staple legs comprise deformation zones (305) where the staple legs will bend during the stapling of tissue. The zones are located such that when deformed, the staple (300) forms a rectangular shape with rounded corners.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/10 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A61B 17/0644 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [A] EP 0050554 A1 19820428 - UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP [US]
- [A] US 4607638 A 19860826 - CRAINICH LAWRENCE [US]
- [A] US 4166571 A 19790904 - NIEDECKER HERBERT [DE]
- [A] US 4531522 A 19850730 - BEDI JAMES J [US], et al
- See references of WO 9420030A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
BE DE FR GB IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9420030 A1 19940915; AU 6356894 A 19940926; AU 704533 B2 19990429; BR 9405840 A 20000418; CA 2155750 A1 19940915; CA 2155750 C 19980818; EP 0689400 A1 19960103; EP 0689400 A4 19960828; JP 2672713 B2 19971105; JP H08507708 A 19960820
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9402227 W 19940301; AU 6356894 A 19940301; BR 9405840 A 19940301; CA 2155750 A 19940301; EP 94910801 A 19940301; JP 52012094 A 19940301