Elongated-member-driving apparatus inventions

20090283566 - Switch mechanism for staplers: A switch mechanism for a stapler includes a trigger and a pivotable member and a swing member are pivotably connected to the trigger by two pins. The pivotable member has a first protrusion extending from a top of the pivotable member. The pivotable member is received in a recess of... Agent: Lin, Tien-fu

20090283567 - Fuel cartridge and gas-combustion type driving tool: A fuel cartridge, which is capable of being mounted on a tool main body of a gas-combustion type driving tool so as to supply fuel gas to a striking mechanism of the tool main body, is provided with an ejection nozzle provided at a port portion formed at an end... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20090283568 - Surgical stapling device: A surgical device is disclosed which includes a handle portion, a central body portion and a SULU. The SULU includes a proximal body portion, an intermediate pivot member and a tool assembly. The intermediate pivot member is pivotally secured to the proximal body portion about a first pivot axis and... Agent: Tyco Healthcare Group Lp

20090277943 - Soil nail launcher: A soil nail launching device and method are provided wherein the launching device includes an improved configuration for the protective shroud and an improved configuration for a connection between the breach and barrel of the launching device. For the protective shroud, a plurality of removable shroud plates are provided to... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20090277944 - Apparatus and method for attaching a surgical buttress to a stapling apparatus: The present invention is an apparatus for equipping a surgical stapling device with a surgical buttress in order to provide reinforced surgical fastener suture lines and includes means for aligning the apparatus with the surgical staple device, an elastomeric foam surgical buttress contained within the alignment means and means for... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20090277945 - Medical stapler: e

20090277946 - Variable compression surgical fastener cartridge: A surgical fastener cartridge is provided and includes a cartridge body having a tissue contacting surface that includes a plurality of fastener retention slots. A plurality of surgical fasteners is operatively disposed in the plurality of fastener retention slots. A plurality of pushers is operably associated with the plurality of... Agent: Tyco Healthcare Group Lp

20090277947 - Varying tissue compression using take-up component: The present disclosure relates to surgical fastener applying apparatus, and the application of variable compression to tissue. More specifically, the presently disclosed surgical fastener applying apparatus act to limit the flow of blood through tissue immediately adjacent a cut-line formed therein to effectuate hemostasis, while maximizing the flow of blood... Agent: Tyco Healthcare Group Lp

20090277948 - Variable compression surgical fastener cartridge: A non-reloadable surgical fastener cartridge is provided. The non-reloadable surgical fastener cartridge includes a cartridge body that includes a tissue contacting surface that includes a plurality of fastener retention slots. A plurality of surgical fasteners is disposed in the plurality of fastener retention slots. Each surgical fastener includes first and... Agent: Tyco Healthcare Group Lp

20090277949 - Varying tissue compression with an anvil configuration: The present disclosure relates to surgical fastener applying apparatus and the application of variable compression to tissue. More specifically, the presently disclosed surgical fastener applying apparatus act to limit the flow of blood through tissue immediately adjacent a cut-line formed therein to effectuate hemostasis, while maximizing the flow of blood... Agent: Tyco Healthcare Group Lp

20090272781 - Stapler: A stapler has a handle formed in a U-shape and a driver unit that is attached to a front end of the handle and a magazine that stores staples therein. The driver unit includes a driver plate fixed to a front portion of a driver holder. A rear portion of... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20090272782 - Pneumatically operable fastener-driving tool and seal mechanism assembly, and a method of operating the same: A pneumatically operable fastener-driving tool and seal mechanism assembly, and a method of operating the same, comprises the use of a single, annular seal member, having a substantially V-shaped cross-sectional configuration, disposed within an annularly recessed portion of the fastener-driving tool piston in such a manner that the open region... Agent: Law Offices Of Steven W. Weinrieb

20090272783 - Fastener and fastener applier having selective suture attachment: A surgical stapling device for deploying staples connected with suture to tissue includes a handle having a staple actuator mechanism, a tubular support shaft having a longitudinal axis and extending from the handle, and a staple cartridge mounted on the support shaft and connected to the staple actuator mechanism for... Agent: Welsh & Flaxman LLC

20090272785 - Stapler for endoscopes: A stapling device for a surgical endoscopic device provided with at least one flexible portion, comprising a staple-firing portion and an anvil portion, wherein one of the staple firing portions and one of the anvil portions are located longitudinally displaced from one another along the longitudinal axis of the endoscopic... Agent: Kevin D. Mccarthy Roach Brown Mccarthy & Gruber, P.C.

20090272784 - Surgical instrument with clamp: A surgical instrument for surgically joining tissue is disclosed. The surgical instrument includes a handle portion, an endoscopic portion, a pair of jaw members and a clamp. The endoscopic portion extends distally from the handle portion and defines a first longitudinal axis. The pair of jaw members is disposed adjacent... Agent: Tyco Healthcare Group Lp

20090272786 - Surgical stapling instrument for applying a large staple through a small delivery port and a method of using the surgical stapler to secure a tissue fold: A low-profile surgical stapler enables a large-sized staple to be delivered into a body cavity through a small opening or port. The surgical stapler includes a handle having a trigger movably coupled to the handle. The surgical stapler also includes an elongated, tubular shaft extends distally from the handle. The... Agent: Welsh & Flaxman LLC

20090272787 - Surgical instrument having a plastic surface: A surgical instrument including a handle portion, a body portion, a movable handle, a tool assembly, a drive beam and a closure apparatus is disclosed. At least one of the closure apparatus and a contact surface of the tool assembly include a plastic surface. The body portion extends distally from... Agent: Tyco Healthcare Group Lp

20090266863 - Portable fastening tool: To provide a compact portable fastening tool which can be easily pushed at its handle portion onto a punched side, even in case a magazine is attached at an inclination with respect to the horizon, so that it can be easily used even in a narrow place. An electric fastening... Agent: Mattingly & Malur, P.C.

20090266864 - Staple cartridge in stapler: A staple cartridge is detachably arranged in a body of a stapler. The staple cartridge includes a cartridge body for accommodating a staple belt in which a plurality of rod-shaped staples are connected to each other and rolled into a roller-shape and a guide member for guiding the staples at... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20090266865 - Staple feeding mechanism in stapler: A staple feeding mechanism includes the components of only a magazine with a pair of guides and spring receiver being integrated, a driving shaft having a double function and a staple feeding member (inclusive of the feeding nail and spring) movably arranged in the magazine. The feeding nail of the... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20090266866 - Fastener feed method and apparatus: Fasteners, such as rivets (60), are fed to a fastener insertion tool (1) via a buffer magazine (5) adjacent to the tool. The buffer is movable with the tool and C-frame (6) between an operative position where fasteners can be inserted into a workpiece and a re-filling position where it... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20090266867 - Fastener driving tool and workpiece positioning attachments: Attachments for a fastening tool are configured to position the fastening tool raceway for driving a fastener from the tool into a workpiece at a desired location. The attachments include work contact elements including a pair of surfaces for contact with two surfaces of the workpiece to properly position the... Agent: Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC (illinois Tool Works)

20090266868 - Surgical stapling device: A surgical stapling device for sequentially applying a plurality of fasteners to body tissue and simultaneously incising tissue is provided. The surgical stapling device is adapted to receive disposable loading units having staples in linear rows whose length can be between about 30 mm and 60 mm. The disposable loading... Agent: Tyco Healthcare Group Lp