Anvil for circular stapler

An anvil assembly for a circular stapling instrument comprising: an anvil portion having a staple-forming surface; an array of staple forming buckets formed in the staple-forming surface; a shaft having a longitudinal axis extending from the anvil member in a direction substantially perpendicular wi...

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Main Authors GALLAGHER, RICHARD J, FOWLER, DAVID N, SCHNUT, ROBERT H, ROBERTSON, JOHN CHARLES
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 24.02.2010
Subjects
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Summary:An anvil assembly for a circular stapling instrument comprising: an anvil portion having a staple-forming surface; an array of staple forming buckets formed in the staple-forming surface; a shaft having a longitudinal axis extending from the anvil member in a direction substantially perpendicular with respect to the staple-forming surface; and a sloped surface portion disposed adjacent the staple-forming surface, the sloped surface portion sloping radially inwardly and distally from the staple-forming surface.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20030016596