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| 국가/구분 | United States(US) Patent 등록 |
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| 국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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| 출원번호 | UP-0981441 (2007-10-31) |
| 등록번호 | US-7611038 (2009-11-16) |
| 발명자 / 주소 |
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| 출원인 / 주소 |
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| 인용정보 | 피인용 횟수 : 658 인용 특허 : 71 |
In accordance with the present disclosure a directionally biased staple is provided for use in all types of surgical staplers having anvil structure against which the staple is formed. The directionally biased staple may be constructed in a wide variety of cross-sectional configurations including re
In accordance with the present disclosure a directionally biased staple is provided for use in all types of surgical staplers having anvil structure against which the staple is formed. The directionally biased staple may be constructed in a wide variety of cross-sectional configurations including rectangular, elliptical, trapezoidal, etc. All of the configurations are distinguished by having a bending region requiring more force to twist or malform the staple than is required to properly form the staple. Preferably, these staples have Moment of Inertia Ratios on the order of between about 1.1 to about 3.0. The staple preferably corresponds in other respects to conventional formed staples, i.e. having at least a pair of leg members interconnected by a crown portion wherein the leg members are formed by direct contact with the anvil. An anvil assembly is also provided for minimizing the malformation of staples.
What is claimed is: 1. A surgical stapler, comprising: an anvil assembly, comprising: a tissue contact surface; a plurality of staple pockets formed in the tissue contact surface, each of the plurality of staple pockets defining a longitudinal axis; each of the plurality of staple pockets including
What is claimed is: 1. A surgical stapler, comprising: an anvil assembly, comprising: a tissue contact surface; a plurality of staple pockets formed in the tissue contact surface, each of the plurality of staple pockets defining a longitudinal axis; each of the plurality of staple pockets including first and second staple forming cups, each of the first and second staple forming cups having an outside portion and an inside portion, the inside portion of the first and second staple forming cups being positioned in close relation to each other on the longitudinal axis of each of the plurality of staple pockets, the outside portion of the first and second staple forming cups being positioned in spaced relation to each other on the longitudinal axis of each of the plurality of staple pockets, each of the first and second staple forming cups being defined by sidewalls and an elongated base surface extending along the longitudinal axis of each of the plurality of staple pockets, wherein the sidewalls of each of the first and second staple forming cups form an acute angle with respect to the tissue contact surface of the anvil assembly at the outside portion of each of the first and second staple forming cups and become progressively more perpendicular towards the inside portion of each of the first and second staple forming cups such that the sidewalls of the first and second staple forming cups are substantially vertical through at least a center of each of the staple forming cups; and a staple cartridge, comprising: a plurality of directionally biased staples supported in a spaced relation to each other, each of the directionally biased staples including, a crown portion; a pair of legs depending from the crown portion, the pair of legs being positioned to be received within a respective staple pocket of the anvil assembly for formation of the staple; and each leg including a bending region, the bending region having a base dimension and a height dimension, the base dimension being greater than the height dimension, and the bending region having a moment of inertia ratio of between about 1.1 and about 3.0. 2. The surgical stapler according to claim 1, wherein substantially vertical is defined by an angle of at least about 80° with respect to a plane defined by the tissue contact surface. 3. The surgical stapler according to claim 1, wherein the angles of the sidewalls increase non-linearly along a majority of their lengths between the outer portion and the inner portion of each of the staple forming cups. 4. The surgical stapler according to claim 1, wherein a longitudinal surface of each of the staple forming cups between a longitudinal edge of the staple pocket and a longitudinal edge of each staple forming cup is non-linear along a majority of their lengths. 5. The surgical stapler according to claim 1, wherein the elongated base surface is transversely linear along a majority of its length. 6. An anvil assembly for use with a surgical stapler, the anvil assembly comprising: a tissue contact surface; a plurality of staple pockets formed in the tissue contact surface, each of the plurality of staple pockets defining a longitudinal axis; each of the plurality of staple pockets including first and second staple forming cups, each of the first and second staple forming cups having an outside portion and an inside portion, the inside portion of the first and second staple forming cups being positioned in close relation to each other on the longitudinal axis of each of the plurality of staple pockets, the outside portion of the first and second staple forming cups being positioned in spaced relation to each other on the longitudinal axis of each of the plurality of staple pockets, each of the first and second staple forming cups being defined by sidewalls and an elongated base surface extending along the longitudinal axis of each of the plurality of staple pockets, wherein the sidewalls of each of the first and second staple forming cups form an acute angle with respect to the tissue contact surface of the anvil assembly at the outside portion of each of the first and second staple forming cups and become progressively more perpendicular towards the inside portion of each of the first and second staple forming cups such that the sidewalls of the first and second staple forming cups are substantially vertical at a center of each of the staple forming cups and wherein substantially vertical is defined by an angle of at least about 80° with respect to a plane defined by the tissue contact surface. 7. The anvil assembly according to claim 6, wherein the angles of the sidewalls increase non-linearly along a majority of their lengths between the outer portion and the inner portion of each of the staple forming cups. 8. The anvil assembly according to claim 6, wherein a longitudinal surface of each of the staple forming cups between a longitudinal edge of the staple pocket and a longitudinal edge of each staple forming cup is non-linear along a majority of their lengths. 9. The anvil assembly according to claim 6, wherein the elongated base surface is transversely linear along a majority of its length. 10. An end effector for use with a surgical stapler, the end effector comprising: an anvil assembly, comprising: a tissue contact surface; a plurality of staple pockets formed in the tissue contact surface, each of the plurality of staple pockets defining a longitudinal axis; each of the plurality of staple pockets including first and second staple forming cups, each of the first and second staple forming cups having an outside portion and an inside portion, the inside portion of the first and second staple forming cups being positioned in close relation to each other on the longitudinal axis of each of the plurality of staple pockets, the outside portion of the first and second staple forming cups being positioned in spaced relation to each other on the longitudinal axis of each of the plurality of staple pockets, each of the first and second staple forming cups being defined by sidewalls and an elongated base surface extending along the longitudinal axis of each of the plurality of staple pockets, wherein the sidewalls of each of the first and second staple forming cups form an acute angle with respect to the tissue contact surface of the anvil assembly at the outside portion of each of the first and second staple forming cups and become progressively more perpendicular towards the inside portion of each of the first and second staple forming cups such that the sidewalls of the first and second staple forming cups are substantially vertical through at least a portion of the inside portion thereof; and wherein a longitudinal surface of each of the staple forming cups is defined between a longitudinal edge of the staple pocket and a longitudinal edge of each staple forming cup and each longitudinal surface is non-linear along a majority of its length; and a staple cartridge comprising a plurality of directionally biased staples supported in a spaced relation to each other. 11. The end effector according to claim 10, wherein the sidewalls of the first and second staple forming cups are substantially vertical through at least a center of each of the staple forming cups. 12. The end effector according to claim 11, wherein substantially vertical is defined by an angle of at least about 80° with respect to a plane defined by the tissue contact surface. 13. The end effector according to claim 10, wherein the angles of the sidewalls increase non-linearly along a majority of their lengths between the outer portion and the inner portion of each of the staple forming cups. 14. The end effector according to claim 10, wherein the elongated base surface is transversely linear along a majority of its length. 15. The end effector according to claim 10, wherein each of the directionally biased staples includes: a crown portion; a pair of legs depending from the crown portion, the pair of legs being positioned to be received within a respective staple pocket of the anvil assembly for formation of the staple; and each leg including a bending region, the bending region having a base dimension and a height dimension, the base dimension being greater than the height dimension, and the bending region having a moment of inertia ratio of between about 1.1 and about 3.0.
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