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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5366479 | Surgical staple for attaching an object to body tissue An apparatus and surgical staple are disclosed for endoscope application of the surgical staples for attaching surgical mesh to body tissue in laparoscopic hernia surgery. The surgical staple is formed of a length of wire having a central portion having a... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5364406 | Laparoscopic surgical staple A laparoscopic surgical staple system comprises a staple, a staple extractor, and methods of applying and extracting such staples. The staples of the present invention are visible through a limited viewport, such as a trocar, and include an extraction mem... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5361782 | Intranasal septal stapling method A stapling device is provided including first and second arms, each arm having a distal portion, a central portion and proximal portion; a stapler head rotatably coupled to a free end of the distal portion of the second arm. The stapler head has a first, ... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5358510 | Two part surgical fastener A method of tissue compression is disclosed herein where the device to cause such compression is composed of a fastener bar and receiver. The device has the capability to self-adjust to tissues of varying thicknesses to cause hemostasis. This tissue gap v... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5350400 | Malleable, bioabsorbable, plastic staple; and method and apparatus for deforming such staple A malleable, bioabsorbable polymeric staple includes a back span with two legs depending perpendicularly therefrom that are deformed toward each other initially and then upwardly toward the back span such that end points on each leg extends to the side an... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5342395 | Absorbable surgical repair devices A load-bearing, bioabsorbable surgical repair device manufactured from a copolymer having a plurality of first linkages of lactide or lactide/glycolide, and a plurality of second linkages of a polymer having a glass transition temperature below ambient te... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5342396 | Staples An improved surgical staple is disclosed wherein predetermined regions of the staple legs are weakened to cause bending and deformation of said legs in a controlled manner. The staple provides a uniform compression of a tissue into which it is inserted.... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5329943 | Endoscopic assisted abdominoplasty A novel surgical procedure is an endoscopic assisted abdominoplasty. This procedure eschews the use of abdominal incisions and obtains the desired result with no visible scars on the abdomen of the patient. A traditional or standard abdominoplasty (also c... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5324307 | Polymeric surgical staple A one piece surgical repair device consists essentially of a polymeric wire. The polymeric wire is comprised of an oriented, semicrystalline polymer. The surgical repair device can be a staple and is capable of permanent flexural deformation at ambient te... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5304204 | Receiverless surgical fasteners A self-closing receiverless surgical fastener comprises a fastener body of biocompatible or bioabsorbable material including a bridge member and at least two tines extending from opposite ends of the bridge member. The tines are resiliently deformable fro... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5297714 | Surgical staple with modified "B" shaped configuration A surgical staple is used in joining the skin or fascia of a patient, and is especially desired to be used with mesh placed over a cut organ, such as the kidney. The staple is adapted to be formed about a central anvil and former. The configuration of the... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5292326 | Apparatus and method for subcuticular stapling of body tissue A surgical apparatus for attaching two portions of cutaneous body tissue includes a pair of opposed elongated jaws having members thereon at one end and which are movable toward each other to a closed position to engage two body tissue portions positioned... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5282829 | Hollow body implants The present invention provides a surgical incision or wound closure implant device possessing an interior hollow core region while maintaining the mechanical beam characteristics of the overall structure. In the case of cored biodegradable implant devices... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5263973 | Surgical stapling method An improved surgical stapling method and apparatus therefor is disclosed in which parallel rows of staples are inserted prior to forming an incision. When the incision is to be closed, the corresponding staples of the two rows are brought together by suit... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5258009 | Malleable, bioabsorbable,plastic staple having a knotted configuration; and method and apparatus for deforming such staple A malleable, bioabsorbable polymeric staple includes a back span with two legs depending perpendicularly therefrom that are deformed along an arcuate path toward each other initially and then upwardly toward the back span such that end points on each leg ... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5258008 | Surgical stapling device and associated method A multiple fire surgical stapler comprises an elongate frame and a pair of jaws movably secured to one another at a proximal end and to the frame at a distal end thereof. Each of the jaws includes a plurality of segments movably secured to one another, wh... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5258010 | Anvilless surgical apparatus for applying surgical fasteners An anvilless surgical apparatus is provided for applying surgical fasteners to secure grafting material to a desired layer of tissue. The apparatus includes a housing having a nose portion at a distal end and a handle at its proximal end. A surgical faste... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5246443 | Clip and osteosynthesis plate with dynamic compression and self-retention Osteosynthesis plate, made of a thermoelastic martensitic alloy whose transformation temperatures are: martensitic transformation temperature Ms below 10° C.; austenitic transformation temperature As above 15° C., the cross-over from the martensitic temperature t... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5242457 | Surgical instrument and staples for applying purse string sutures A surgical staple for securing a purse string suture to human tissue comprises a staple body of deformable material formed into a loop through which the purse string suture is threaded. The staple body includes a pair of legs which are deformable into an ... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5236440 | Surgical fastener A surgical fastener is comprised of a center span with two locking arms extending therefrom, each locking arm containing an indentation adapted to receive a locking point and an indentation adapted to receive a locking nub. An inner bendable member extend... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5234447 | Side-to-end vascular anastomotic staple apparatus A side-to-end vascular anastomosis stapling apparatus that includes a stapling tool (10), a staple forming tool (11) and a staple (12). The stapling tool (10) includes a sleeve (13), a core unit (14), a mandrel (16) and a trigger unit (17). The core unit ... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5222961 | Endoscopic stapling device and related staple A surgical staple, particularly but not exclusively for use in endoscopic or laparoscopic surgery comprises a first leg provided with a first locking element, a second leg provided with a second locking element, and a hinge joining the first leg and the s... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5222975 | Surgical staples Surgical staples with an improved configuration including a humpbacked configuration providing significant advantages for stacking and staple rotation.... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5209756 | Ligament fixation staple A fixation device for securing a prosthetic ligament to a bone and which comprises a bone staple having a head portion by means of which the staple can be driven into the bone, and a pair of legs extending from the head and having ends engageable into the... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5163943 | Circumcision instrument with staple means A circumcision instrument includes a pair of body members displaceable toward each other to simultaneously cut the foreskin along a longitudinal or circumferential line of cut while simultaneously stapling together the skin and mucous layers of the foresk... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5158567 | One-piece surgical staple The anvilless surgical stapler includes a pair of stapling assemblies which are mounted on the articulated handles of an applicator. Each stapling assembly includes a mounting block and a staple cartridge which is slidably mounted within the block. Furthe... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5158566 | Metal clip with four points which converge in pairs, for the simultaneous suture of the cutaneous tissue and subcutaneous tissue A metal clip for the simultaneous suture of the cutaneous tissue and subcutaneous tissue, consisting of two arch-shaped arms of larger radius with two points at their ends, and two arch-shaped arms of smaller radius with two points at their ends. The arms... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5147381 | Surgical clip A surgical clip for closing the margins of a wound, is disclosed, which clip consists of a bridge and two legs having cutting edges at their ends and projecting from opposite ends of the bridge. Each leg has a part formed as an arc of a circle which adjoi... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5139513 | Apparatus and method for suturing An apparatus for making surgical sutures in surgical operations, including a distal head part for making the sutures and receiving a cartridge containing staples and having a hollow punch, a control part at the other end and a flexible part transmitting t... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5122156 | Apparatus for securement and attachment of body organs An apparatus and method is disclosed for performing circular anastomosis on body portions, such body portions preferably include at least one tubular organ such as intestines, colons, or the like. The apparatus includes an annular crown-like structure whi... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5111987 | Semi-disposable surgical stapler A semi-disposable surgical stapling instrument for the replacement of staple cartridges, as needed, in the course of an operation, and for the optional provision of a knife to cut tissue between staple rows. Propulsion of the stapling unit may be powered ... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5108422 | Skin fastener A fastener for securing adjacent layers of body tissue to each other and being configured and composed of a material so as to emerge from the body tissue after a limited period of time. The fastener includes a backspan and at least two prongs extending fr... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5100041 | Surgical stapler A surgical stapler which closes a staple during the downstroke of the former and strips the closed staple during the upstroke of the anvil by pressing the crossarm of the closed staple against a bevelled cam surface.... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5089009 | Inwardly biased skin fastener A surgical skin fastener with inwardly biased prongs. The fastener comprises a backspan, horizontal arms, and at least two prongs, each prong having at least one inwardly pointing barb. The prongs are resiliently biased inward for holding adjacent edges o... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5080665 | Deformable, absorbable surgical device A deformable surgical repair device is manufactured from a block or graft copolymer. The copolymer comprises a plurality of first linkages selected from the group consisting of glycolic acid ester and lactic acid ester linkages, and mixtures thereof, and ... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5071430 | Surgical instrument A surgical instrument is disclosed for ablation of organs or parts of organs or for generally cutting and applying surgical clips to the organ or body tissue. The instrument includes an elongated body having a pair of pincer jaws connected to the distal e... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5060468 | Method and apparatus for producing a surgical staple having two different inclined surfaces In producing the surgical staple, a cutting edge is moved toward each of the leg portions of the wire from which the staple is formed in inclined relation to the axis of the leg portion to shear the leg portion, the leg portion being set on a receiving su... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5051272 | Method for improving the storage stability of a polymeric article susceptible to hydrolytic degradation and resulting article The storage stability of a polymeric article susceptible to hydrolytic degradation, e.g., an absorbable suture, is improved by applying a storage stabilizing amount of a mixture comprising at least one water soluble hygroscopic polyhydroxy compound and/or... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5047038 | Automatic hemostatic clip applier A tool for storing dispensing, and applying hemostatic clips includes a shell-like housing, and a pair of ring-handle actuating levers extending therefrom. An elongated dispensing and applying portion extends longitudinally from the housing, and includes ... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5027834 | Stapling process for use on the mesenteries of the abdomen The process, described herein comprise stapling a patient's mesentery and omentum with two, three or four rows of staples, the rows being substantially parallel to each other, the staples in all the rows having the same crown size with alternate rows stag... | 07/02/1991 |
