DESIGN STANDARDS CORPORATION Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110204120 | Laproscopic Stapler - A surgical stapling and cutting method comprises: inserting tissue between jaws of a stapler/cutter end effector; closing the jaws; progressively ejecting staples from a first jaw, the progression being from an open distal end of the end effector toward a proximal end of the end effector; and drawing a blade through the tissue in a direction from the distal end toward the proximal end. Apparatus may be provided for performing the method. | 08-25-2011 |
20100069935 | CLOSING ASSEMBLIES FOR CLAMPING DEVICE - A closing assembly for a clamping device having first and second jaw members includes a closing mechanism connected between the first and second jaw members, the jaws extending distally from the closing mechanism; and a member for applying a separating force to the first and second jaw members proximally of the closing mechanism, whereby the first and second jaw members can be maintained substantially parallel during closing. The clamp has a very strong clamping force. | 03-18-2010 |