FIELD: medicine.
SUBSTANCE: group of inventions relates to medicine and can be used for unobstructed insertion of the anvil of a surgical stapling instrument into a bodily lumen, such as an esophagus. Anvil introduction system is coupled to the anvil and includes a dilation feature. Dilation feature has a collapsed position and an expanded position. Dilation feature may cover staple pockets and an outer edge of the anvil when the dilation feature is in the expanded position. Anvil may be inserted through the bodily lumen with the dilation feature in the expanded position.
EFFECT: dilation feature may then be collapsed in order to complete an end-to-end anastomosis of the bodily lumen.
13 cl, 22 dwg
| Title | Year | Author | Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIVOTING ANVIL FOR SURGICAL CIRCULAR STAPLER | 2013 |
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RU2651095C2 |
| CIRCULAR ANVIL INTRODUCTION SYSTEM WITH ALIGNMENT FEATURE | 2013 |
|
RU2661056C2 |
| SURGICAL STAPLER WITH BUILT-IN SWAB FOR TIP DISCONNECTION | 2013 |
|
RU2640949C2 |
| SURGICAL STAPLER WITH VARYING STAPLE WIDTHS ALONG DIFFERENT CIRCUMFERENCES | 2013 |
|
RU2668700C2 |
| SURGICAL STAPLER WITH ROTARY CAM DRIVE | 2014 |
|
RU2670698C9 |
| SURGICAL STAPLING INSTRUMENT WITH DRIVE ASSEMBLY HAVING TOGGLE FEATURES | 2014 |
|
RU2677085C2 |
| MOTOR DRIVEN ROTARY INPUT CIRCULAR STAPLER WITH LOCKABLE FLEXIBLE SHAFT | 2013 |
|
RU2661719C2 |
| SURGICAL STAPLER WITH ROTARY CAM DRIVE AND RETURN | 2014 |
|
RU2676492C2 |
| MOTOR DRIVEN ROTARY INPUT CIRCULAR STAPLER WITH MODULAR END EFFECTOR | 2013 |
|
RU2673376C2 |
| CONTROL FEATURES FOR MOTORISED SURGICAL STAPLING INSTRUMENT | 2014 |
|
RU2670699C9 |
