Surgical apparatus having hinged jaw structure

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5411519
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07949576

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A surgical apparatus is provided which includes a handle portion, an endoscopic portion extending longitudinally from the handle portion, and a pair of articulating jaw members each having first and second relatively articulatable sections movable between a contracted position and a deployed position. A tubular member is associated with the endoscopic portion of the instrument and is movable along the longitudinal axis thereof between a proximal position spaced from the jaw members and a distal position substantially enclosing the jaw members and maintaining them in their contracted position.

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UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION150 GLOVER AVENUE NORWALK CONNECTICUT 06856 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Scirica, Paul A East Hampton, CT 90 52716
Tovey, H Jonathan Milford, CT 57 27899

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