Surgical stapling instrument

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7810690
APP PUB NO 20090236399A1
SERIAL NO

11662105

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A surgical stapling instrument including a staple fastening assembly with a curved cartridge device and a curved anvil. The cartridge device has at least one curved open row of staples which are formed by a staple forming face of the anvil (12). The anvil can be moved relatively with respect to the cartridge device (10) the device further includes a handle in the proximal end region of the instrument and is operatively connected to the staple fastening assembly. A flexible backbone, preferably an endoscope, is arranged between the handle and the staple fastening assembly and guides force transmitters of the moving device and the staple driving device.

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  • ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bilotti, Federico Via Padre G.A. Filippini, IT 48 29774
D'Arcangelo, Michele Via Benedetto Croce, IT 32 3089
Kuhns, Jesse J Cincinnati, US 28 20795
Longo, Antonio Via Maqueda, IT 69 10466

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