Patents Assigned to TOUCHSTONE INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL SCIENCE CO., LTD.
  • Publication number: 20190380714
    Abstract: A circular stapler and a staple head assembly thereof are disclosed. The staple head assembly comprises a staple barrel assembly and an anvil assembly. The anvil assembly includes an anvil ring and an anvil shaft which are fixedly connected to each other, where the anvil shaft is capable of sliding along the longitudinal direction in an expansion-stopping tube. The staple barrel assembly includes a staple barrel, a staple pusher piece arranged within the staple barrel and a staple cartridge fixed at a distal end of the staple barrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: Suzhou Touchstone International Medical Science Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wangdong Chen, Kenzhan Sun
  • Patent number: 10433848
    Abstract: A circular stapler and a staple head assembly thereof are disclosed. The staple head assembly comprises a staple barrel assembly and an anvil assembly. The anvil assembly includes an anvil ring and an anvil shaft which are fixedly connected to each other, where the anvil shaft is capable of sliding along the longitudinal direction in an anti-expansion tube. The staple barrel assembly includes a staple barrel, a staple pusher piece arranged within the staple barrel and a staple cartridge fixed at a distal end of the staple barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Suzhou Touchstone International Medical Science Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wangdong Chen, Kezhan Sun
  • Patent number: 10327770
    Abstract: A linear cutting stapler comprising an upper jaw and a lower jaw capable of being closed or open relative to each other. The upper jaw includes an anvil and the lower jaw includes a staple cartridge frame. The proximal end of the anvil is provided with a positioning pin or a pin slot, and the proximal end of the staple cartridge frame is configured with a pin slot or a positioning pin. Wherein, the pin slot is engaged with said positioning pin, and the positioning pin comprises a first slot position and a second slot position relative to the pin slot. After the upper jaw and the lower jaw are open, the positioning pin is held in the second slot position, by this time the operator can lift up the whole stapler by holding upper jaw or lower jaw, which is convenient for re-locating the tissue and simplifies the operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Suzhou Touchstone International Medical Science Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wangdong Chen, Tuo Shu, Kaifen Fu, Sumei Zhang
  • Publication number: 20190167265
    Abstract: The present invention provides a tissue closure device, comprising: a first and a second clamping base which form a cavity there between for accommodating a tubular tissue; and a pouch assembly comprises: a tying band provided with a first free end and a second free end; a first tying band buckle which is arranged adjacent to the first free end in an initial state; a second tying band buckle arranged adjacent to the second free end in an initial state, wherein the second tying band buckle is buckled with the first tying band buckle after the first and the second clamping base are closed; and a first driving mechanism which enables the first and the second tying band buckle to move synchronously after the first and the second tying band buckle are buckled and then cooperate with the tying band to gather the tubular tissue into a pouch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2016
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: TOUCHSTONE INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL SCIENCE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wangdong CHEN, Teng SHAN, Tuo SHU
  • Patent number: 10265070
    Abstract: A linear stapling and severing apparatus comprises upper and lower jaws, the lower jaw comprises a staple cartridge holder, a staple cartridge is arranged on the staple cartridge holder in a detachable way, and a cutter us movably arranged inside the staple cartridge. The apparatus also comprises a safety piece installed on the staple cartridge in an upper-and-down movable way. The cutter comprises a slot and a butting part. When the cutter is located are a near end of the staple cartridge and in a non-locked state, the safety piece prevents the safety piece from entering the slot. The cutter can complete a stapling and severing process. When the cutter goes back to the near end it is in a locked state, the safety piece is located at a second position that is clamped inside the slot to restrict movement of the cutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Suzhou Touchstone International Medical Science Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wangdong Chen, Tuo Shu, Yongwang Pei
  • Patent number: 10226255
    Abstract: A medical anastomosis device (100), having a firing assembly (50), a staple anvil (30), a staple anvil assembly (34), and a staple cartridge assembly (32); the firing assembly (50) includes a staple cartridge push rod (54) provided with a stop pin (542) thereon; the staple anvil (30) is provided with a safety block (38) therein capable of coordinating with the stop pin (542); the safety block (38) is provided with a clamping groove (384) thereon; when the anastomosis device (100) is in an initial status, the safety block (38) and the stop pin (542) do not contact each other; when the anastomosis device (100) is in a firing status, the movement of the safety block (38) is restricted, and the clamping groove (384) is located on a movement route from the distal end of the medical anastomosis device (100) to the proximal end; and when the anastomosis device (100) returns to the initial status after being fired, the stop pin (542) is clamped in the clamping groove (384), and the safety block (38) limits the stop p
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: TOUCHSTONE INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL SCIENCE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wangdong Chen, Shuicheng Ding, Yanbo Shi
  • Patent number: 10136888
    Abstract: A circular stapler includes a staple body and an anvil assembly. The staple body includes an annular staple cartridge and an annular cutter located at a distal end thereof. The anvil assembly includes an annular anvil, an annular cutting pad and an anvil shaft. When the staple body and the anvil assembly are closed, the annular staple cartridge is associated with the annular anvil and the annular cutting pad to form at least two connected fixing spaces having height difference. The circular stapler facilitates fixing the severed staples for easily cutting. A buffer may be formed between the tissues near the new formed staples and the tissue near the severed staples in order to avoid or reduce lateral slipping, thereby reducing dragging the tissues on the end face of the anvil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: TOUCHSTONE INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL SCIENCE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wangdong Chen, Teng Shan
  • Patent number: 10070864
    Abstract: A loading unit assembly used for a linear surgical stapler, which includes a staple cartridge frame and a knife driver beam. The knife driver beam has a movable safety block defined on a surface of a proximal end thereof, and a protrusion is correspondingly defined on the staple cartridge frame. When the loading unit assembly is at its initial position, a front surface at a distal end of the safety block engages with the protrusion to stop a movement of the knife driver beam and the safety block. When the loading unit assembly is at its working position, the safety block is relatively separated from the protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: TOUCHSTONE INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL SCIENCE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wangdong Chen, Tuo Shu, Kaifen Fu, Yanping Ye, Yongwang Pei
  • Patent number: 9931120
    Abstract: A linear surgical stapler includes an upper staple cartridge receiving half-section, a lower staple cartridge receiving half-section and a staple cartridge assembly. The staple cartridge assembly includes a cutting groove in which a reciprocating movement cutter is mounted. The cutter includes a bottom surface and a knife blade located at a far end of the cutter. The staple cartridge assembly includes a restricting member mounted therein and an elastic stopper. The elastic stopper abuts against the restricting member when the staple cartridge assembly is in an initial state. The restricting member breaks away from the staple cartridge assembly when the staple cartridge assembly is in a firing complete state, thereby preventing the cutter from sliding towards the far end of the staple cartridge. As a result, misfiring throughout the whole operation of the linear surgical stapler is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: TOUCHSTONE INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL SCIENCE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wangdong Chen, Yongwang Pei, Jing Zhou
  • Patent number: 9888923
    Abstract: A firing assembly for a surgical stapler includes a shell, a pressure chamber arranged in the shell to accommodates fluid, an ejector rod located below the shell to provide an actuated force and press the fluid in the pressure chamber, a number of piston holes communicating with the pressure chamber, a number of pistons received in the piston holes and a number of firing portions actuated by the pistons. The firing action of the stapler is gentle and the stapling effect for the anastomosed tissues is uniform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: TOUCHSTONE INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL SCIENCE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wangdong Chen, Wei Xu
  • Patent number: 9861363
    Abstract: A linear surgical stapler includes upper and lower jaws, a staple cartridge arranged at a distal end of the lower jaw, a firing piece movably arranged relative to the staple cartridge, and a cutter advancer having a cutter. The firing piece and the cutter advancer are kept relatively still. The linear surgical stapler also includes a lower safety block having a raised stopper. When the linear surgical stapler is in an initial state without loading the staple cartridge, at least a part of the raised stopper is arranged on the movement path of the firing piece. The safety mechanism of the linear surgical stapler is structurally simple, convenient to process, also safe and reliable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: TOUCHSTONE INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL SCIENCE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wangdong Chen, Tuo Shu, Kaifen Fu
  • Publication number: 20170354413
    Abstract: A stapling head assembly of a suturing and cutting apparatus for endoscopic surgery includes a cartridge, a cartridge support detachably connected to the cartridge, an actuating block including an unlocking component set movably in the cartridge, a cutter, and a lockout mechanism. The cutter is adapted to move longitudinally along the cartridge, between a first position and a second position. The mechanism includes a lockout block set in said cartridge support and transversely movable with respect to the support between third and fourth positions, and a flexible component set between the support and the lockout block and actuating the lockout block to move from the third to the fourth positions. When the flexible component is under compression, the cutter can move from the first to the second positions. After the actuating block is actuated, the lockout block moves to the fourth position under action of the flexible component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: Suzhou Touchstone International Medical Science Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wangdong Chen, Tuo Shu, Kaifen Fu, Yongwang Pei
  • Patent number: 9826979
    Abstract: An introducer for being fitted with a circular stapler, is a flexible plastic member in a whole shape of conical with an inner cavity; the introducer has a proximal end and a distal end, outer diameter of the introducer is gradually increased from the distal end to the proximal end and a maximum outer diameter of the proximal end is less than or equal to a maximum outer diameter of a staple cartridge assembly; when pulled by an external force, the plastic member may be unwound spirally and finally forms a strip body capable of being disengaged from the circular stapler. The introducer provided by the present disclosure has the advantages that: as the maximum outer diameter of the introducer is approximately equal to the maximum outer diameter of the staple cartridge assembly, the process of introducing can be achieved without bad influence resulting from increasing the outer diameter of the circular stapler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Suzhou Touchstone International Medical Science Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wangdong Chen, Min Sun, Shuicheng Ding, Zongshun Wang, Wei Xu, Kai Liu
  • Publication number: 20170209143
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a linear cutting stapler, comprising an upper jaw and a lower jaw capable of being closed or opened relative to each other, said upper jaw includes an anvil and said lower jaw includes a staple cartridge frame; a cutter is moveably arranged in said staple cartridge which is detachably arranged on said staple cartridge frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2014
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: Suzhou Touchstone International Medical Science Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wangdong Chen, Tuo Shu, Yongwang Pei
  • Patent number: 9700315
    Abstract: A linear cutting stapler includes an upper jaw and a lower jaw capable of closing or opening relative to each other. A staple cartridge is disposed at a distal end of the lower jaw. The lower jaw is U-shaped, and has a staple driving rod and a blade driving rod slidably disposed therein. The linear cutting stapler further includes a safety mechanism which includes an engagement member. A notch fitting the engagement member is disposed on a bottom surface of the staple driving rod. The safety mechanism further includes a floating block which is displaceable in the lower jaw in an up-down direction perpendicular to the length direction of the lower jaw. When the floating block is pressed against the staple cartridge or an anvil, a top end of the engagement member is driven to displace in the up-down direction, thus the engagement member is separated from the notch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: TOUCHSTONE INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL SCIENCE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wangdong Chen, Kaifen Fu, Jing Zhou
  • Patent number: 9629634
    Abstract: An introducer accessory for being fitted with a circular stapler is disclosed, and pertains to the technical field of medical instrument. The introducer accessory at least comprises a sleeve portion sleeved around a distal end of the circular stapler and an introducing portion disposed at a distal end of the sleeve portion. And the introducing portion comprises a spiral member in a conical shape with a cavity and a traction member, the traction member extends in the cavity of spiral member to connect with the distal end of the spiral member such that when the traction member is pulled by an external force, the distal end of the spiral member is pulled out by the traction member through the cavity which causes the spiral member to be unwound internally and finally to form a strip body to withdraw through the circular stapler. Thus, the withdrawing process of introducer accessory can avoid injury to patient during surgery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Suzhou Touchstone International Medical Science Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wangdong Chen, Min Sun, Teng Shan, Yongwang Pei, Shuicheng Ding, Zongshun Wang, Kai Liu
  • Publication number: 20170000484
    Abstract: Disclosed is a linear cutting stapler comprising an upper jaw and a lower jaw capable of being closed or open relative to each other. Said upper jaw includes an anvil and said lower jaw includes a staple cartridge frame. The proximal end of said anvil is provided with a positioning pin, and the proximal end of said staple cartridge frame is configured with a pin slot; or, the proximal end of said staple cartridge frame is provided with a positioning pin, and the proximal end of said anvil is configured with a pin slot. Wherein, said pin slot comprises a first slot position and a second slot position which are engaged with said positioning pin, and, said first slot position and said second slot position are partially combined and arranged in an angle with each other. When said upper jaw and said lower jaw rotate from closed state to open state with said positioning pin as a support shaft, said positioning pin actively rotates from said first slot position to said second slot position in which it gets stuck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: Suzhou Touchstone International Medical Science Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wangdong Chen, Tuo Shu, Kaifen FU, Sumei ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20160324519
    Abstract: A linear suturing and cutting device, comprising an upper jaw and a lower jaw capable of being closed or opened relative to each other; said upper jaw includes an anvil; said lower jaw includes a staple cartridge frame, said staple cartridge frame is detachably provided with a staple cartridge, said staple cartridge is arranged with cartridge holes inside which run throughout said staple cartridge to its working surface, and staple pushers correspondingly disposed inside said cartridge holes and being capable of sliding relative to said cartridge holes, said staple cartridge frame is slidably provided with a firing piece inside, said firing piece is configured with a wedge-shape staple pushing member capable of driving said staple pushers to slide in said cartridge holes, said cartridge holes are configured to be inclined towards the distal end of said staple cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: Suzhou Touchstone International Medical Science Co ., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wangdong Chen, Teng Shan
  • Patent number: 9433414
    Abstract: A linear cutting stapler comprises: an upper jaw and a lower jaw (1) capable of closing or opening relative to each other. A staple cartridge (2) is disposed at a distal end of the lower jaw (1). The lower jaw (1) has a U shape, in which a striker (5) and a pushing rod are slidably disposed. The linear cutting stapler further comprises a safety mechanism. The safety mechanism comprises a safety piece (4), and an opening (52) opened on the striker (5) and for receiving the safety piece. The installation or removal of the staple cartridge (2) may drive the safety piece (4) to move in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the lower jaw (1), so that the safety piece (4) is disengaged from or engaged with the opening (52) of the striker (5). The linear cutting stapler has a simple structure, can be easily fabricated, and is safe and reliable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: TOUCHSTONE INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL SCIENCE CO., LTD
    Inventors: Wangdong Chen, Tuo Shu, Yongwang Pei
  • Patent number: 9381017
    Abstract: A linear surgical stapler includes upper and lower jaws, an anvil and a cartridge respectively mounted on opposite far ends of the upper and lower jaws, a handle portion, a slider, and a button base relatively fixed to the slider. The lower jaw therein includes a staple drive bar and a cutter pusher. The slider is mounted with the button base. Each lateral side of the button base is pivotally associated with an operation button which is rotatable between a first status where an operating surface of the operation button is perpendicular to an axis of the linear surgical stapler, and a second status where the operating surface of the operation button is parallel to the axis of the linear surgical stapler. Since the operation buttons can be simultaneously collapsed adjacent to the jaws, the profile of the whole instrument and the packaging costs can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Touchstone International Medical Science Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wangdong Chen, Kaifen Fu, Teng Shan