Surgical anvil and system for deploying the same

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APP PUB NO 20060201989A1
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11375355

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A system for deploying an anvil in a subject comprises a tube having a first open end, a second open end and a lumen that extends between the respective first and second ends. The system further comprises an anvil configured to selectively move between a compressed and an expanded position. In one aspect, in the expanded position, at least a portion of the anvil is configured to form staples fired by the surgical stapling device after the anvil is expelled from the second open end of the tube.

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BOARD OF REGENTS THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM201 WEST 7TH ST AUSTIN TX 78701

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Ojeda, Herminio F San Antonio, TX 1 1427

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