Gentle touch surgical stapler

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9445809
APP PUB NO 20130248580A1
SERIAL NO

13901888

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Embodiments include a surgical device and a method. An embodiment of the surgical instrument includes at least one grasping jaw, the at least one grasping jaw being adapted to deliver surgical staples by a force generated from a force generator mechanism that is contained within the at least one grasping jaw or is in a proximity to the at least one grasping jaw. Another embodiment includes at least one grasping jaw, at least one actuation mechanism adapted to deliver surgical fasteners, the actuation mechanism being located in a proximity to or contained within the at least one grasping jaw, the surgical fasteners containing at least one shape-transforming material, at least one sensor, at least one chemical tissue sealant and at least one cutter. A method includes: grasping a body organ/tissue with at least one grasping jaw, adjusting a configuration of the grasping in response to a signal or a datum or an image, and releasing a surgical staple/fastener in response to the signal, datum or image.

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  • DEEP SCIENCE, LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Boyden, Edward S Chestnut Hill, US 302 14874
Hyde, Roderick A Redmond, US 2910 56057
Ishikawa, Muriel Y Livermore, US 1366 31744
Leuthardt, Eric C St. Louis, US 1185 29929
Myhrvold, Nathan P Medina, US 1335 31879
Rivet, Dennis J Chesapeake, US 394 15481
Smith, Michael A Phoenix, US 398 14957
Tegreene, Clarence T Mercer Island, US 1903 44800
Weaver, Thomas A San Mateo, US 225 10917
Whitmer, Charles North Bend, US 585 14424
Wood, Victoria YH Livermore, US 834 15152
Wood,, Jr Lowell L Bellevue, US 2833 48222

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