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Elongated-member-driving apparatus March listing by industry category 03/10

20100072247 - Nail gun with integrated safety device: A device for impacting a fastener in one embodiment includes a trigger, a trigger disabling mechanism changeable between a first condition wherein operation of the trigger is not disabled and a second condition wherein operation of the trigger is disabled, and a nose piece configured to change the trigger disabling... Agent: Maginot, Moore & Beck, LLP Chase Tower

20100072248 - Nailing force-adjusting device for a pneumatic nail gun: A nailing force-adjusting device for a pneumatic nail gun includes: a valve seat including a sleeve member sleeved on a cylinder, inner and outer flanges dividing an air-storing space between the cylinder and a gun housing into front and rear storing halves, the sleeve member defining a fluid passage for... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20100072249 - Hollow tissue inosculation apparatus: A hollow tissue inosculation apparatus is to inosculate two hollow tissues to each other with a staple having a plurality of elastically deformable bent staple pins. The hollow tissue inosculation apparatus includes a staple holder to hold the staple, a curvature control mechanism to control curvature of the staple pins... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz Goodman & Chick, P.C.

20100072250 - Hollow tissue inosculation apparatus: A hollow tissue inosculation apparatus is to inosculate two hollow tissues to each other with a staple having a plurality of elastically deformable bent staple pins. The hollow tissue inosculation apparatus includes a staple holder to hold the staple, a curvature control mechanism to control curvature of the staple pins... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20100072251 - Lockout arrangement for a surgical stapler: A surgical stapling instrument including a latch for securing first and second jaw members together, a cutting member which can be advanced and/or retracted relative to first and second jaw members, and, in addition, a lock which can prevent, or at least inhibit, the cutting member from being moved, or... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20100072253 - Surgical stapler having an intermediate closing position: A surgical stapling instrument including first and second jaw members which can be pivotably connected to each other and secured in position relative to each other by a latch. The first and second jaw members can include first and second locking members which can allow the first and second jaw... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20100072252 - Surgical stapler with apparatus for adjusting staple height: A surgical stapling instrument including a staple sled which can be advanced and/or retracted relative to first and second jaw members, wherein the staple sled can be configured to deploy staples from a staple cartridge in one of the first and second jaw members. In at least one embodiment, the... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20100072254 - Surgical stapling apparatus: A loading unit for use with a surgical stapling apparatus is provided and includes a tool assembly having a cartridge assembly and an anvil assembly that are movable in relation to one another; a surgical buttress releasably secured to a tissue contacting surface of the anvil assembly and/or the cartridge... Agent: Tyco Healthcare Group Lp

20100072255 - Staple drive assembly: A staple drive assembly includes an actuation sled and at least one staple pusher. The staple drive assembly is adapted to fit within a staple cartridge having a plurality of staples and a corresponding number of retention slots. The at least one staple pusher includes at least one pusher plate... Agent: Tyco Healthcare Group Lp

20100072258 - Surgical instrument and loading unit for use therewith: A surgical instrument is disclosed. The surgical instrument includes a handle assembly, a drive assembly, an endoscopic portion, a pair of jaw members, a dynamic clamping member, and a tissue stop. The drive assembly is disposed in mechanical cooperation with a movable handle of the handle assembly. The endoscopic portion... Agent: Tyco Healthcare Group Lp

20100072256 - Surgical stapling instrument with cutting member arrangement: A surgical stapling instrument including a first jaw member, a second jaw member, and a cutting member. In at least one form of the invention, the surgical stapling instrument can further include a housing which can at least partially extend over and/or around the cutting member. In various embodiments, the... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20100072257 - Tissue stop for surgical instrument: A surgical including a handle assembly, an elongated portion, an end effector, and a stop member is disclosed. The elongated portion extends distally from the handle assembly. The end effector is disposed adjacent a distal portion of the elongated portion and includes a first jaw member and a second jaw... Agent: Tyco Healthcare Group Lp

20100065601 - Magazine assembly for nailer: A cordless nailer is provided having a magazine assembly with improved features. An improved latch mechanism for clearing nail jams is provided that reduces wear on the latch. A driver retention feature is provided to retain a drive blade from accidentally escaping the nailer. A pusher assembly is provided having... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20100065602 - Combustion power source with back pressure release for combustion powered fastener-driving tool: A combustion tool includes a cylinder having a lower end provided with a resilient bumper, a piston dimensioned for reciprocation within the cylinder to impact the bumper at an end of the cylinder and having a driver blade depending therefrom for impacting fasteners. At least one back pressure release opening... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20100065603 - Nailing depth adjustable device for a nail gun: A nailing depth adjustable device for a nail gun includes: a barrel-extending part mounted slidably on a barrel; an interconnecting part extending from the barrel-extending part and defining a driving surface; a support; and a telescopic adjusting unit mounted movably on the support and including a first part and a... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20100065604 - Lockout mechanism for a surgical stapler: The invention relates to a surgical stapler for applying at least two rows of staples, said surgical stapler comprising a cartridge housing said rows of staples and having a slot extending along the cartridge between two rows of staples, said surgical stapler further comprising a cutting means movable along said... Agent: Rissman Hendricks & Oliverio, LLP

20100065607 - Annular support structures: Reinforcing lumen rings are configured and adapted for use in conjunction with a circular endoscopic stapling instrument having a staple cartridge assembly and an anvil assembly. The reinforcing lumen rings maintain anastomotic lumen, e.g. as formed by the circular endoscopic stapling apparatus, in an open condition. The reinforcing lumen rings... Agent: Carter, Deluca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP

20100065605 - End effector for use with a surgical cutting and stapling instrument: An end effector for a surgical cutting and stapling instrument. In various embodiments, the end effector may include an elongate channel that is configured to support a staple cartridge therein and which is also operably coupled to a surgical cutting and stapling instrument. An anvil may be movably supported relative... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20100065606 - Methods of using shape memory alloys for buttress attachment: A surgical stapling device includes a tissue contacting surface and a buttress attachment feature. The buttress attachment feature permits selectively securing a surgical buttress to the tissue contacting surface, which may be disposed on a cartridge assembly or an anvil plate of the surgical stapling device. The buttress attachment feature... Agent: Tyco Healthcare Group Lp

20100065608 - Staple drive assembly: A staple drive assembly includes an actuation sled and at least one staple pusher. The staple drive assembly is adapted to fit within a staple cartridge having a plurality of staples and a corresponding number of retention slots. The at least one staple pusher includes at least one pusher plate... Agent: Tyco Healthcare Group Lp

20100065609 - Surgical stapling instrument with device for indicating when the instrument has cut through tissue: Circular stapling instruments for cutting and applying one or more surgical staples to tissue are disclosed. The instruments include various forms of feedback systems designed to provide at least one mode of feedback to the surgeon when the knife has cut through tissue clamped between a staple cartridge and an... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20100059568 - Low-effort, two-stage stapler: A stapler comprises an upper assembly for driving a staple through a stack of papers to be bound, and a lower assembly with a staple anvil for clinching the staples only after the staples are completely driven through the papers. The staple anvil is kept clear of the effort to... Agent: Law Offices Of Thomas E. Schatzel A Professional Corporation

20100059569 - Stapler: A stapler includes a base, a magazine part rotatably supported by a rear end portion of the base, a handle part configured to strike the staple, and a clincher part provided on a front portion of the base to fold legs of the staple which has been struck. A width... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20100059570 - Wound closure material: Articles are provided having no orientation or a multi-directional orientation. Such articles may be in the form of films, ribbons, sheets, and/or tapes and may be utilized as buttresses with a surgical stapling apparatus or as reinforcing means for suture lines.... Agent: Tyco Healthcare Group Lp

20100059571 - A circular stapler with an automatic safety mechanism: A circular stapler with an automatic safety mechanism comprises a stapler body, a stapler head, an actuating mechanism and a transmission adjusting mechanism; wherein the actuating mechanism comprises a handle and a handle coat, the transmission adjusting mechanism comprises a screw rod and an adjusting knob; a stopper is disposed... Agent: Carstens & Cahoon, LLP

20100051666 - Rotary fastener magazine: A fastener driving tool is provided, including a housing substantially enclosing a power source including a reciprocating piston with a driver blade. A nosepiece is associated with the housing and is configured for receiving the driver blade and for sequentially receiving fasteners for engagement with the driver blade for driving... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd. Suite 2500

20100051667 - Switching mechanism for stapling modes of a stapler: The purpose of this invention is to propose a switching mechanism for switching stapling modes of a stapler, which mainly comprises a trigger, a supporting member, a slide member, a spring, a hooking member and a torsion spring. When the safety device of the stapler is pushed, then it further... Agent: Lin, Tien-fu

20100051668 - Surgical instrument with indicator: A surgical stapling instrument including a handle assembly, an elongated body portion extending distally from the handle assembly, and a head portion. The handle assembly includes a firing trigger and a firing indicator. The firing trigger is movable between a first non-actuated position and a second actuated position. The head... Agent: Tyco Healthcare Group Lp

20100051669 - Surgical instrument with indicator: A surgical stapling instrument including a handle assembly, an elongated body portion extending distally from the handle assembly, a head portion and an indicator. A firing trigger is movable between first and second positions. The head portion includes an anvil assembly and a shell assembly. The anvil assembly is movable... Agent: Tyco Healthcare Group Lp