Surgical stapling instrument incorporating a multi-stroke firing mechanism and a rotary manual retraction system

• Main Authors: Hoffman, Douglas B, Setser, Michael Earl, Doll, Kevin Ross, Swayze, Jeffrey S, Shelton, Fredrick E., IV
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 13.12.2017
• Subjects: DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; SURGERY

A surgical stapling and severing instrument particularly suited to endoscopic procedures incorporates a handle that produces separate closing and firing motions to actuate an end effector. In particular, the handle produces multiple firing strokes in order to reduce the required amount of force requ...