Stapling device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5782397
SERIAL NO

08666314

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The stapler includes a staple advancing system for applying an advancing force to a plurality of 'U' shaped staples (19); a guide (16) for maintaining said plurality of 'U' shaped staples (19) parallel to each other along a feed axis, said guide (35) having a channel cross section (33) including a horizontal top portion, substantially perpendicular to said feed axis, and two semi-vertical portions (37) below said horizontal top portion, each having a plane oriented downwardly inward at such an angle which does not cause plastic deformation of said 'U' shaped staples (19) inserted in said guide (35), said guide (35) having an open end wherein said semivertical portions (37) merge with vertical portions (39) having walls which are substantially vertically aligned; a lower aperture (6) aligned along said feed axis with said vertically aligned walls; and a displaceable staple ejector (2) without displacing an adjacent 'U' shaped staple (19).

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ALPHA SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES INCREGO PARK NY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Koukline, Alexandre Moscow, RU 1 2516

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