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Linear anastomosis surgical stapler

Granted 19 Mar 1985 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Xerox · originally U.S. Department of Justice

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Inventors: Richard H. Yagami, David T. Green, Paul O. Rawson · Examiner: B. J. Bullock · AU 291 · TC 2900

Application
364909
filed 2 Apr 1982
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US D278080
granted 19 Mar 1985

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

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.

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