US Patent No: 4,991,764

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Surgical stapling instrument

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Abstract

A surgical stapling instrument includes first and second body members pivotally and detachably connected to each other, each having an elongated jaw to grip tissue therebetween to be stapled together. The instrument further includes a toggle joint pivotally connected on one of said body members and adapted to engage the other body member to lock the body members together. Various latching mechanisms are provided to releasably latch the proximal ends of the body members together prior to locking the jaws about the tissue to be stapled.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
TECHNOLOGY HOLDING COMPANY IIWILMINGTON, DE276

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Mericle, Robert Asheboro, NC 3 186

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
United States Surgical Corporation (5)
4,402,444 Surgical stapling instrument with automatic frame reinforcement 32 1981
D272851 Linear anastomosis stapler 20 1981
D272852 Linear anastomosis stapler 13 1981
4,520,817 Surgical instruments 344 1982
4,429,695 Surgical instruments 406 1982
 
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (4)
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM 4 2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM 4 2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM 4 2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM 4 2009
 
ETHICON, INC. (4)
4,610,383 Disposable linear surgical stapler 511 1983
4,605,001 Surgical stapling instrument with dual staple height mechanism 266 1984
4,608,981 Surgical stapling instrument with staple height adjusting mechanism 300 1984
4,633,861 Surgical stapling instrument with jaw clamping mechanism 269 1984
 
BLACKMAN, ALAN R. (1)
4,241,861 Scissor-type surgical stapler 39 1977
 
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY (1)
4,633,874 Surgical stapling instrument with jaw latching mechanism and disposable staple cartridge 378 1985
 
VSESOJUZNY NAUCHNO-ISSLEDOVATELSKY I ISPYTATELNY INSTITUT MEDITSINSKOI TEKHNIK, USSR, MOSCOW (1)
4,397,311 Surgical instrument for staple suturing of hollow organs 54 1980
 
VSESOJUZNY NAUCHNO-ISSLEDOVATELSKY I ISPYTATELNY INSTITUT MEDITSINSKOI TEKHNIKI (1)
4,596,351 Surgical stapling apparatus 51 1984
 
Other [Check patent profile for assignment information] (4)
4,216,890 Surgical apparatus for suturing organs with metal staples 23 1978
4,244,372 Surgical instrument for suturing organs 150 1979
4,290,542 Surgical instrument for staple suturing of organs 50 1979
4,328,805 Method of suturing the organs of the gastrointestinal tract 30 1980

Patent Citation Ranking

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Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
COVIDIEN LP (128)
5,820,009 Articulated surgical instrument with improved jaw closure mechanism 275 1996
6,986,451 Surgical stapler 187 2000
7,055,730 Surgical fastener applying apparatus 144 2001
7,695,485 Surgical device 0 2001
8,016,855 Surgical device 1 2002
7,951,071 Moisture-detecting shaft for use with an electro-mechanical surgical device 0 2002
8,281,973 Surgical stapling device 0 2002
7,032,799 Surgical stapling apparatus and method 159 2002
D480808 Surgical fastener applying apparatus 9 2002
7,334,717 Surgical fastener applying apparatus 48 2003
7,238,195 Wound closure material applicator and stapler 157 2003
7,726,537 Surgical stapler with universal articulation and tissue pre-clamp 43 2003
7,617,961 Tool assembly for surgical stapling device 13 2003
7,588,177 Tool assembly for surgical stapling device 51 2003
7,114,642 Expanding parallel jaw device for use with an electromechanical driver device 194 2004
7,077,856 Electromechanical driver and remote surgical instrument attachment having computer assisted control capabilities 160 2004
8,025,199 Surgical cutting and stapling device 6 2004
7,658,312 Surgical instrument having an articulated jaw structure and a detachable knife 17 2004
7,159,750 Surgical stapling device 203 2004
7,296,722 Surgical fastener applying apparatus with controlled beam deflection 8 2004
7,225,963 Surgical stapling apparatus with locking mechanism 72 2005
7,172,104 Surgical stapling apparatus 104 2005
7,143,924 Surgical stapling apparatus with locking mechanism 140 2005
7,097,089 Surgical stapling apparatus with locking mechanism 178 2005
7,780,055 Loading unit having drive assembly locking mechanism 20 2005
7,140,527 Surgical fastener applying apparatus 173 2005
7,293,685 Surgical fastener applying apparatus 23 2006
7,326,232 Surgical stapling apparatus and method 5 2006
7,188,758 Surgical stapling apparatus and method 132 2006
7,758,613 Electromechanical driver and remote surgical instrument attachment having computer assisted control capabilities 0 2006
7,537,602 Expanding parallel jaw device for use with an electromechanical driver device 26 2006
7,721,935 Surgical stapling device 0 2006
7,845,535 Surgical instrument having a plastic surface 1 2006
7,637,410 Surgical instrument including a locking assembly 11 2006
8,033,438 Surgical stapling device 0 2006
7,740,160 Surgical stapling apparatus having a wound closure material applicator assembly 2 2006
7,424,965 Surgical stapling device 102 2007
7,694,865 Surgical stapling apparatus with locking mechanism 7 2007
7,631,793 Surgical fastener applying apparatus 77 2007
7,419,081 Surgical fastener applying apparatus 4 2007
7,886,952 Surgical stapling apparatus with locking mechanism 1 2007
7,571,845 Surgical stapling apparatus having a wound closure material applicator assembly 11 2007
8,066,166 Surgical stapling device with dissecting tip 1 2007
7,597,230 Surgical stapling device 9 2007
7,494,039 Surgical stapling device 115 2007
7,584,880 Surgical stapling device 9 2007
7,543,729 Surgical fastener applying apparatus with controlled beam deflection 12 2007
7,942,300 Surgical fastener applying apparatus 0 2008
7,568,604 Surgical fastener applying apparatus 47 2008
7,934,628 Surgical stapling device 2 2008
7,631,794 Surgical fastener applying apparatus 9 2008
7,770,774 Surgical stapler 33 2008
7,690,547 Tool assembly for a surgical stapling device 7 2008
7,942,303 Knife lockout mechanisms for surgical instrument 16 2008
7,789,283 Knife/firing rod connection for surgical instrument 0 2008
7,721,933 Surgical fastener applying apparatus 4 2008
7,866,525 Surgical instrument having a plastic surface 0 2008
7,624,902 Surgical stapling apparatus 38 2008
7,963,433 Surgical device having multiple drivers 3 2008
7,918,230 Surgical device having a rotatable jaw portion 3 2008
7,896,214 Tissue stop for surgical instrument 3 2008
7,954,685 Articulation and firing force mechanisms 1 2008
7,793,814 Surgical stapling device 1 2008
7,699,205 Surgical fastener applying apparatus with controlled beam deflection 4 2009
8,127,976 Stapler cartridge and channel interlock 0 2009
7,845,538 Expanding parallel jaw device for use with an electromechanical driver device 6 2009
8,132,706 Surgical stapling apparatus having articulation mechanism 0 2009
8,083,118 Surgical stapling apparatus 4 2009
7,891,534 Surgical stapling device 0 2009
7,819,896 Tool assembly for a surgical stapling device 1 2009
8,061,576 Surgical instrument 2 2009
7,857,184 Tool assembly for surgical stapling device 0 2009
8,225,979 Locking shipping wedge 1 2009
8,074,861 Surgical fastener applying apparatus 1 2009
7,913,893 Surgical stapler 4 2009
7,967,180 Surgical stapling apparatus with locking mechanism 21 2009
8,328,061 Surgical instrument for joining tissue 0 2010
8,011,552 Surgical fastener applying apparatus with controlled beam deflection 1 2010
8,033,440 Surgical stapling device 1 2010
8,021,373 Surgical device 0 2010
8,348,127 Surgical fastener applying apparatus 0 2010
8,118,207 Surgical stapling device 0 2010
8,074,862 Knife/firing rod connection for surgical instrument 0 2010
8,056,786 Surgical device 0 2010
8,286,850 Surgical stapling apparatus having a wound closure material applicator assembly 0 2010
8,342,378 One handed stapler 0 2010
8,070,033 Surgical stapling apparatus 4 2010
8,167,186 Surgical stapling device 0 2010
8,016,858 Electromechanical driver and remote surgical instrument attachment having computer assisted control capabilities 3 2010
8,091,754 Surgical fastener applying apparatus 0 2010
8,418,907 Surgical stapler having cartridge with adjustable cam mechanism 0 2010
8,061,577 Tool assembly for a surgical stapling device 1 2010
8,091,753 Surgical stapling device 0 2010
8,308,041 Staple formed over the wire wound closure procedure 0 2010
8,215,532 Tissue stop for surgical instrument 0 2010
8,191,752 Surgical instrument having a plastic surface 0 2010
8,056,791 Expanding parallel jaw device for use with an electromechanical driver device 4 2010
8,245,900 Surgical instrument having a plastic surface 0 2010
8,113,408 Surgical stapling device 1 2011
7,992,758 Surgical device having a rotatable jaw portion 1 2011
8,397,972 Shipping wedge with lockout 0 2011
8,015,976 Knife lockout mechanisms for surgical instrument 0 2011
8,342,379 Surgical device having multiple drivers 0 2011
8,272,554 Surgical device having multiple drivers 0 2011
8,292,148 Articulation and firing force mechanisms 0 2011
8,087,563 Surgical stapling apparatus 0 2011
8,157,148 Surgical stapling apparatus with locking mechanism 0 2011
8,353,440 Surgical device having a rotatable jaw portion 0 2011
8,292,149 Surgical fastener applying apparatus with controlled beam deflection 0 2011
8,162,197 Surgical stapler 1 2011
8,276,594 Knife lockout mechanisms for surgical instrument 0 2011
8,286,848 Surgical stapling device 0 2011
8,424,739 Surgical stapling device with independent tip rotation 0 2011
8,408,442 Tool assembly for a surgical stapling device 0 2011
8,118,208 Expanding parallel jaw device for use with an electromechanical driver device 2 2011
8,235,274 Surgical instrument 1 2011
8,403,197 Surgical instrument having an articulated jaw structure and a detachable knife 0 2011
8,210,416 Surgical stapling apparatus 2 2011
8,328,065 Knife/firing rod connection for surgical instrument 0 2011
8,256,656 Surgical stapling apparatus 1 2011
8,292,151 Tool assembly for surgical stapling device 0 2011
8,418,904 Surgical stapling device 0 2012
8,186,559 Expanding parallel jaw device for use with an electromechanical driver device 3 2012
8,459,523 Expanding parallel jaw device for use with an electromechanical driver device 0 2012
8,292,152 Surgical stapling apparatus 0 2012
8,418,906 Locking shipping wedge 0 2012
8,413,868 Surgical instrument 0 2012
8,342,377 Surgical stapling apparatus 0 2012
 
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP (15)
5,762,256 Surgical stapler 282 1995
5,782,396 Surgical stapler 300 1995
6,032,849 Surgical stapler 393 1998
7,044,353 Surgical stapler 209 2004
7,128,253 Surgical stapler 225 2005
RE40514 Surgical stapler 5 2005
7,258,262 Surgical stapler 161 2006
7,225,964 Surgical stapler 158 2006
7,278,562 Surgical stapler 109 2006
7,308,998 Surgical stapler 51 2007
7,891,532 Surgical stapler 1 2008
8,066,168 Surgical instrument having an articulated jaw structure and a detachable knife 1 2010
8,011,553 Surgical stapler 3 2010
8,056,788 Surgical stapler 1 2011
8,272,553 Surgical stapler 0 2012
 
United States Surgical Corporation (8)
5,865,361 Surgical stapling apparatus 349 1997
6,079,606 Surgical stapling apparatus 241 1998
6,330,965 Surgical stapling apparatus 305 2000
7,087,071 Articulating endoscopic surgical apparatus 68 2001
6,669,073 Surgical stapling apparatus 252 2001
6,953,139 Surgical stapling apparatus 220 2004
7,303,107 Surgical stapling apparatus 130 2006
7,565,993 Surgical stapling apparatus 19 2007
 
ENTRIGUE SURGICAL, INC. (4)
5,370,294 Intranasal septal stapling device and method 18 1992
5,351,871 Intranasal septal stapling device 6 1993
5,361,782 Intranasal septal stapling method 11 1993
8,192,450 Methods and systems for medializing a turbinate 0 2009
 
GE SURGICAL, LLC (2)
5,540,240 Intranasal septal fastener driving method 11 1994
5,915,615 Tissue fastening device 14 1996
 
POWER MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS, LLC (2)
7,803,151 System and method for calibrating a surgical instrument 10 2002
7,743,960 Surgical device 46 2003
 
ETHICON, INC. (1)
5,065,929 Surgical stapler with locking means 394 1991
 
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (1)
8,033,442 Tool assembly for a surgical stapling device 0 2007
 
WEBROOT SOFTWARE, INC. (1)
8,348,123 Surgical stapling device with dissecting tip 0 2010
 
Other [Check patent profile for assignment information] (3)
5,074,454 Surgical stapler 167 1990
5,188,274 Semi-disposable surgical stapler 59 1992
6,241,139 Surgical stapling apparatus 355 2000