Curved circular anastomosis surgical stapler

Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a curved circular anastomosis surgical stapler, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a view of one side of the device;

FIG. 3 is an end view of the device, looking from the right of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a view of the side of the device opposite that of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is an end view of the device, looking from the left of FIG. 2; and

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the device, looking from the bottom of FIG. 4.

Referenced Cited
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D269459 June 21, 1983 Butter et al.
2638901 May 1953 Sugarbaker
3494533 February 1970 Green et al.
4166466 September 4, 1979 Jarvik
4207898 June 17, 1980 Becht
4289133 September 15, 1981 Rothfuss
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Patent History
Patent number: D273041
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 2, 1981
Date of Patent: Mar 13, 1984
Assignee: United States Surgical Corporation (Norwalk, CT)
Inventors: Douglas G. Noiles (New Canaan, CT), Paul O. Rawson (Easton, CT), Richard Yagami (Bridgewater, CT)
Primary Examiner: Bernard Ansher
Attorneys: John E. Nathan, Stephen P. Gilbert
Application Number: 6/308,086
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D24/26; D24/27