Linear anastomosis surgical stapler

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a linear anastomosis surgical stapler showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view opposite that shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an end elevational view taken from the left of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is an end elevational view taken from the right of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a side elevational view with the removable surgical staple-holding cartridge shown in broken lines for illustrative purposes only;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D272851 February 28, 1984 Green et al.
D272852 February 28, 1984 Green et al.
3079606 March 1963 Bobrov
3289456 December 1966 Baldwin
3482428 December 1969 Kapitanov
3490675 January 1970 Green
3499591 March 1970 Green
4319576 March 16, 1982 Rothfuss
Foreign Patent Documents
888868 December 1971 CAX
927936 June 1963 GBX
173878 September 1965 SUX
Patent History
Patent number: D278080
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 2, 1982
Date of Patent: Mar 19, 1985
Assignee: United States Surgical Corporation (Norwalk, CT)
Inventors: David T. Green (Norwalk, CT), Paul O. Rawson (Easton, CT), Richard H. Yagami (Bridgewater, CT)
Primary Examiner: B. J. Bullock
Assistant Examiner: Suzanne N. Gitlin
Attorneys: John E. Nathan, Stephen P. Gilbert
Application Number: 6/364,909
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D24/26