Articulated surgical fastener applying apparatus
CA 1270170 C · Owner: United States Surgical Corporation · Inventors: Green, David T.; Aranyi, Ernie
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Abstract of the Disclosure, Surgical fastener applying apparatus having an articulated shaft assembly intermediate a proximal actuator assembly and a distal fastener applying assembly. The rotational axis of the articulation is transverse to the proximal-distal axis of the shaft assembly. The apparatus is fully operational at any rotational position of the articulation. A detent mechanism may be included to releasably hold the articulation in any of its rotational postions. A locking mechanism may also be provided for locking the articulation in any of its rotational positions. The shaft assembly may also include a second articulation whose rotational axis is the proximal-distal axis. The …
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- Granted June 12, 1990. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 12, 2007.
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