US008322455B2
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`US8,322,455 B2
`(10) Patent No.:
`a2) United States Patent
`Shelton, IV et al.
`(45) Date of Patent:
`Dec.4, 2012
`
`
`(75)
`
`(54) MANUALLY DRIVEN SURGICAL CUTTING
`AND FASTENING INSTRUMENT
`Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV, New Vienna,
`OH (US); John N. Ouwerkerk,
`Cincinnati, OH (US); JeromeR.
`Morgan,Cincinnati, OH (US); Jeffrey
`7
`.
`S. Swayze, Hamilton, OH US); Eugene
`L. Timperman,Cincinnati, OH (US);
`Leslie M. Fugikawa, Cincinnati, OH
`(US)
`(73) Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati,
`OH (US)
`
`étora Neen
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`CA
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`(*) Notice:
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`Subject to any disclaimer, the term ofthis
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`ree Hsaqb)by1207adjusted under 35
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`ys:
`(21) Appl. No.: 11/475,412
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`Filed:
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`Jun. 27, 2006
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`(22)
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`(65)
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`Prior Publication Data
`US 2007/0295780 Al
`Dec. 27, 2007
`
`Primary Examiner — Rinaldi Rada
`Assistant Examiner — Nathaniel Chukwurah
`
`OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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`C.C. Thompsonet al., “Peroral Endoscopic Reduction of Dilated.
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`(58) Field of Classification Search ..........0.0..... 227/19,
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`ABSTRACT
`(57)
`A surgical cutting and fastening instrumentthat includes an
`elongate channelthat is attached to a handle assembly by an
`elongate shaft assembly. The elongate channel is configured
`to receive a cartridge and has a pivotally translatable anvil
`attached thereto and a knife bar supported therein. The anvil
`may be selectively opened and closed by manipulating a
`closure trigger supported by
`the handle assembly. The knife
`£8
`pP
`y
`y
`bar maybedistally advanced throughthe elongate channel by
`actuating a firing trigger that cooperates with a reversible
`rotary drive supported by the handle assembly. The knife bar
`mayalso beretracted to its starting position by actuating the
`firing triggerafter the reversible rotary drive has been shifted
`to a retraction orientation.
`
`23 Claims, 18 Drawing Sheets
`
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