CA1261226A - Surgical stapling instrument with jaw latching mechanism and disposable staple cartridge - Google Patents
Surgical stapling instrument with jaw latching mechanism and disposable staple cartridgeInfo
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Abstract
SURGICAL STAPLING INSTRUMENT
WITH JAW LATCHING MECHANISM
AND DISPOSABLE STAPLE CARTRIDGE
Abstract A surgical stapling instrument suitable for performing a gastrointestinal anastomosis is provided.
The stapling instrument includes a pair of elongate jaw members, one of which supports a staple cartridge adapted to receive at least two laterally spaced longitudinal rows of staples, and the other provided with an anvil adapted to form the staples. A pusher bar and knife blade assembly is slidable longitudinally relative to the jaw members to sequentially drive the staples from the cartridge and form the staples against the anvil to produce a pair of laterally spaced rows of formed staples in tissue gripped between the jaw members and to cut the tissue along a line between the staple rows. A latching mechanism is arranged to latch the jaw members together at an intermediate position therealong adjacent to the staple cartridge and the anvil. The latching mechanism is operable to a partially latched position in which the jaw members are loosely connected together to permit the staple-cartridge and anvil to be adjusted in position on the tissue without disconnecting the jaw members from each other. A cam mechanism is provided for urging the jaw members apart at a position remote from the latching mechanism to resist the forces exerted on the staple cartridge and anvil when the pusher bar and knife blade assembly is actuated to staple and cut the tissue gripped between the jaw members. The cam mechanism is initially held in an inoperative position by a first set of retainer arms and subsequently held in an operative position by a second set of retainer arms when the pusher bar and knife assembly is actuated. Preferably, the staple cartridge is disposable to allow the stapling instrument to be reused for surgery on the same patient.
WITH JAW LATCHING MECHANISM
AND DISPOSABLE STAPLE CARTRIDGE
Abstract A surgical stapling instrument suitable for performing a gastrointestinal anastomosis is provided.
The stapling instrument includes a pair of elongate jaw members, one of which supports a staple cartridge adapted to receive at least two laterally spaced longitudinal rows of staples, and the other provided with an anvil adapted to form the staples. A pusher bar and knife blade assembly is slidable longitudinally relative to the jaw members to sequentially drive the staples from the cartridge and form the staples against the anvil to produce a pair of laterally spaced rows of formed staples in tissue gripped between the jaw members and to cut the tissue along a line between the staple rows. A latching mechanism is arranged to latch the jaw members together at an intermediate position therealong adjacent to the staple cartridge and the anvil. The latching mechanism is operable to a partially latched position in which the jaw members are loosely connected together to permit the staple-cartridge and anvil to be adjusted in position on the tissue without disconnecting the jaw members from each other. A cam mechanism is provided for urging the jaw members apart at a position remote from the latching mechanism to resist the forces exerted on the staple cartridge and anvil when the pusher bar and knife blade assembly is actuated to staple and cut the tissue gripped between the jaw members. The cam mechanism is initially held in an inoperative position by a first set of retainer arms and subsequently held in an operative position by a second set of retainer arms when the pusher bar and knife assembly is actuated. Preferably, the staple cartridge is disposable to allow the stapling instrument to be reused for surgery on the same patient.
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SURGICAL STAPLING INSTRUMENT
WITH JAW LATCHING MECHANISM
AND DISPOSABLE STAPLE CARTRIDGE
The present invention relates to a surgical stapling instrument designed to achieve improved tissue management and, more particularly, to an improved surgical stapling instrument for producing one or more rows of staples which enables its jaw members to be accurately positioned on the tissue to be stapled and to resist the forces exerted on its jaw members when the staples are formed. Specifically, this invention relates to a linear anastomotic stapling instrument including a latching mechanism which permits its elongate jaw members to be accurately adjusted in position on the tissue prior to the formation of the staples and a jaw clamping mechanism which applies clamping forces to its elongate jaw members to resist the forces exerted on the anvil and staple cartridge carrying portions of the jaw members when the staples are formed to permit uniform staple heights to be produced.
In addition, the present invention relates to a disposable surgical stapling instrument advantageously designed for single patient usage. The instrument .
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includes a disposable staple cartridge which is readily replaced to enable the stapling instrument to be reused in the course of surgery on the same patient.
Backqround and Prior~Art In recent years, there has been an increasing tendency for surgeons to use stapling instruments to suture body organs and tissues such as lung, esophagus, stomach, duodenum and other body organs in the intestinal tract. The use of an appropriate stapling instrument in most instances performs a better job in less time and simplifies previously difficult surgical procedures such as gastrointestinal anastomoses.
In the prior art, the early linear two and four row cutting staplers were permanent instruments into which the staples were individually hand loaded. These staplers were very expensive~ bulky, heavy and difficult to load and to clean for each surgical use. An example is disclosed in U; S. Patent 3,315,105. An improvement of the permanent ~ype surgical stapler was made by providing the basic stapling i~strument with a presterilized disposable staple loading unit and with an optional knife for dividing the tissue simultaneously while forming the rows of staples. An example is disclosed in U. S. Patent 3,499,591. However, this improvement mainly accomplished the saving of the time previously required to load the staples by hand. It was still necessary for the basic instrument to be disassembled, cleaned, reassembled and fitted with a new car~ridye and anvil for each surgical procedure, in addition to the maintenance required of the stapling .
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between the proximal and dist:al ends of the staple rows.
As hospital costs have continu~d to increase, it has become necessary to eliminate unnecessary work and develop more efficient techniLques without compromise to the surgical procedure. Consequently, disposable stapling instruments of the type disclosed in ~. S.
Patent 4,429,695 have been developed. In the disposable stapling instrument of this patentl an actuator and knife blade assembly provides iocal support to the stapler jaws in the region of the knife blade and pusher bar cams. However, this stapling in~trument does not provide clamping forces simultaneou~ly along the entire length of the anvil and staple cartridge carrying portions of the stapler jaws to resist the tendency of the jaws to separate before the staples are formed.
Typically, a linear anastomotic stapling instrument includes a pair of cooperating elongate jaw members, each adap~ed to be inserted into internal~
tubular body organs to be anastomosed. One of the jaw members supports a staple cartridge with at least two laterally spaced rows of staples, and the other jaw member supports an anvil with staple-forming pockets aligned with the rows of staples in the cartridge. A
pivotable locking lever or handle is provided for locking the jaw members together with the staple cartridge and anvil in alignment. Generally, a single pusher bar and knife assembly is slidable longitudinally along the jaw members to sequentially eject staples from z~
the cartridge via camming surfaces which activate a plurality of staple drivers carried by the cartridge and associated with the individual staples to close the staples against the anvil and form laterally spaced rows of staples in the tissue gripped between the jaw members. A knife blade which trails the pusher bars cuts the tissue along a line between the staple rows.
Examples of such anastomotic stapling instruments are disclosed in U. S. Patents 3,499,591 and 4,429,695. In neither instance is any provision made for application of clamping forces simultaneously along the entire portions of the jaw members which support the anvil and staple cartridge to resist the forces exerted when the staples are formed. Nor is any arrangement made to retain the locking lever or handle in a partially unlocked position with the jaw members loosely connected together to allow the staple cartridge and anvil to be accurately placed in position on the tissue prior to the formation of the staples.
In the use of stapling instruments of the above type, relatively large forces are exerted in clamping the tissue to be fastened between the jaw members, ejecting the staples from the staple cartridge, driving the staples into the gripped tissuey and forming the staples against the anvil. Such forces tend to separate the jaw members vertically and to distort the jaw members laterally, with ~he result that the consistency of the formed staple height is diminished, or that the staples may sometimes miss the anvil completely. This problem is accentuated in the case of a disposable stapling instrument in which reiatively lightweight disposable materials are used for the manufacture of the .
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jaw members and other components. Thus, there is a need for a disposable stapling instrument which is capable of accurate alignment of the ja~ members while the staple forming operation is performed,.and which provides adequate support for its elongate jaw members to withstand the large forces. encountered in the operation of the stapling instrument. In addition, there ls a need for a stapling instrument which produces staple rows of uniform height in the tissue gripped between it~
jaw members and which is conveniently adjustable in position on the tissue without the need to completely disconnect the jaw members from each other~
Summary of Invention The present invention achieves a surgical stapling instrument which overcomes the di~advantages of the prior ar~ by incorporating an improved jaw latching mechanism operable from an unlatched position which permits the jaw members to be completely disconnected from each other to a latched position which locks the jaw members together and means- for retaining the latching mechanism in a parti~lly latchad position with the jaw members loosely connected together to permit the jaw members to be adjusted in position on the tissue without disconnecting the jaw members from each other.
Preferably, the stapling instrument includes a jaw clamping mechanism which applies clamping forces to its jaw members to resist the force~ exerted on the anvil and staple cartridge carrying portions of the jaw members during the formation of the staples. In a : 30 preferred embodiment, the latching mechanism is arranged to latch the jaw members toyether at an intermediate position therealong adjacent to the staple and anvil carrying portions of the jaw members. A cam mechanism is provided for urg1ng the jaw members apart at a position remote from the latching mechanism to resist the forces exerted on the anvil and staple carrying portions of th~ jaw members when the staples are formed.
In accordance with the invention, a surgical stapling instrument comprises first and second cooperating elongate iaw members, one of the jaw members including staple carrying means adapted to receive a plurality of staples arranged in at least one row, and the other jaw member including anvil means adapted to form the qtaples, pusher means for driving the staples from the staple carrying means into tissue gripped between the jaw members and forming the staples against the anvil means to produce at least one row of staples in the tissue, means for latching the jaw members with the tissue located between the staple c rrying means and the anvil means, jaw clamping means for applying clamping forces to the jaw members to urge the staple carrying means and anvil means together during the formation of ~he staples, and means for retaining the latching means in a partiaIly la~ched position with the jaw members loosely connected together to permit the staple carrying means and anvil means to be adjusted in position on the tissue without disconnecting the jaw members from each other. PreferabIy, the stapling instrument includes knife means for cutting the tissue gripped between the jaw members along a line adjacent to the row of staples.
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' In a preferred embodiment of the stapling instrument, the jaw latching means is arranged to latch the jaw members together at an intermediate position therealong adjacent to the staple carrying means and the anvil means, and cam means is provided for urging the jaw members apart at a position remote from the latchiny means to resist the forces exerted on the staple carrying means and the anvil means when the staples are formed. Preferably, the cam means comprises a cam member pivotally mounted on onç of the jaw members at a position remote from the latching means. The cam member is pivotable from a first inoperative position to a second operative position to move the jaw members apart at the remote position. First and second retainer means are provided for retaining the cam member in its operative position and in its inoperative position, respectively~ The cam member includes a first lower cam surface for engaying the other jaw member with the cam ~ member disposed in its first inoperative positon and a ; 20 second higher cam surface for engaging the other jaw member with the cam mamber disposed in it~ second operative position. At least one of the jaw members is flexible to permit portions of the jaw members to bend apart at the remote position. When the cam member pivots from its inoperative position to its operative position, the portions of the jaw members at the remote position bend apart to urge the anvil and staple carrying portions of the jaw members together. ,'!
Preferably, the cam member is operable by the pusher means to move from its inoperative position to its operative position when the pusher means is advanced and from its operative position to its inoperative ~ 2~i position when said pusher means is retracted. The cam member is retained in its inoperative position by the first retainer means when the pusher means is retracted and in its operative position by the second retainer means when the pusher means is advanced.
The~present invention is embodied in a linear gastrointestinal stapling instrument provided with first and second elongate jaw member~ for gripping tissue therebetween. A staple cartridge carrying at least two laterally spaced longitudinal rows of staples is mounted on a front portion of one of the jaw members, and a staple forming anvil is provided on a front portion of the other jaw member. A pusher bar and knife blade assembly is slidably mounted for longitudinal movement relative to the jaw members. The pusher bar and knife blade assembly includes pusher means for driving the staples from the staple cartridge into issue gripped between the jaw members and forming the staples against the anvil to produce a pair of laterally spaced staple rows in the tissue, and knife means for cut~ing the tissue gripped between ~he jaw members along a line between the staple rows~ The stapling instrument includes means for latching the jaw members together at an intermediate position therealong adjacent to the staple cartridge and the anvil with the tissue located therebetween, and means for retaining the latching means in a partially latched posi~ion with the jaw members loosely connected together to permit the cartridge and and the anvil to be adjusted in position on the tissue without disconnecting the jaw members rom each oth~r.
A preferred embo~iment of the stapling instrument includes jaw clamping means for urging the .. : .. ' ~ ' front portions of the jaw members together to clamp the staple cartridge and the anvil against the tissue ~ripped between the jaw members,durin~ the formation of the staples~ The jaw clamping means is embodied as cam means for urging the rear portions of the jaw ~embers apart at a position remote from the latching means to urge the front portions of the jaw members together to resist the forces exerted on the staple cartridge and the anvil when the staples are formed.
In a preferred embodiment, a cam mechanism is mounted on one of the jaw members which is engageable with the other jaw member for moving the rear portions of the jaw members apart to urge the staple cartridge and anvil together. Preferably, a cam member is pivotally mounted on one of the jaw members at a position remote from the latching means~ The cam member is pivotable from a first inoperative position to a -, second operative position to move the rear portions of the jaw members apart and to urge the front portions of the jaw members ~ogether. The cam membar includes a first lower cam surface for engaying the other jaw '~
member with the cam member disposed in its first inoperative position and a second higher cam surface for engaging the jaw member with the cam member disposed in its second operative position. Preferably~ the cam member is operable by the pusher means to move from its inoperative position to its operative position when the pusher means is advanced and to return from its operative position to its inoperative position when the pusher means is retracted. At least one of the jaw - members is flexible to permit,'its rear portion to bend away from l:he rear portion of the other jaw member and , .
'' its front portion to bend toward the front portion of the other jaw member to urge the staple cartridge and anvil together. In addition, spacer means is mounted on one of the jaw members for maintaining the staple cartridge and anvil in alignment with a predetermined - gap therebetween. Preferably~ a spacer pin is mounted on the staple cartridge for engaging the anvil with the jaw members assembled to align the staple cartrid~e and the anvil with a predeterminecl gap therbetween.
Preferably, the pusher bar and knife assembly includes a pusher block slidably mounted for longitudinal movement along one of the jaw members and provided with a pair of staple pusher bars adapted to slide into the staple cartridge, and a knife block slidably mounted for longitudinal movement along one of the jaw members and provided with a knife blade adapted to slide into the staple cartridge between the staple pusher bars. The cam mechanism is operable by the pusher block prior to the formation of the staples to urge the staple cartridge and anvil together. Actuator means is provided ~or initially advancing the pusher block toward the staple cartridge while the knife block remains stationary to actuate the cam mechanism and to initially move the pusher bars into the staple cartridge and for subsequently advancing the knife block toward the staple cartridge upon engagement by the pusher block -to move the pusher bars and knife blade simultaneously into the staple cartridgeO In the preferred embodiment, the cam mechanism is actuated by tha pusher block prior to engagement of the pusher block with the knife block to reduce the force initially required to operate the stapling instrument. Preferably, the knife block is :, . ` , :'.
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adapted to slidably receive the pusher bars to permit the pusher block to initially slide relatiYe to the knife block when the pusher block is advanced to actuate the cam mechanism and when the pusher block is retracted after the staples are formed. The pusher bars are adapted to engage the knife block as the pusher block is retracted to withdraw the knife blade from the staple cartridge.
Another aspect of the present invention relates to the provision of a disposable surgical stapling instrument~advantageously designed for single patient usage. Preferably, the stapling instrument incorporates a disposable staple cartridge which can be readily replaced ts allow the same instrument to be reused for multiple stapling procedures in the course of surgery on the same patient, and the entire instrument can then be disposed of aft~r the completion of the operationO
Accordingly, in ~he preferred embodiment, means is provided for releasably fastening the staple cartridge to one of the jaw members to permit the staple cartridge to be replaced and allow the stapling instrument to be reused with another staple cartridge. Preferably, finger grip means is formed on the staple cartridge to enable the staple cartridge to be manually engaged and removed from one of the jaw members.
In summary, the invention provides an improved surgical stapling instrument which can be embodied as a linear gastrointestinal anastomotic stapliny instrumen~
or as a linear staple~ without a knife blade. The stapling instrument advantageously incorporates a latching mechanism adapted to latch its elongated jaw member~ together with the staple cartridge and anvil in , ~.
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, Brief Description of Drawinqsj Figure 1 is an overal.l perspective view of a linear anastomotic stapling instrument embodying the principles of the pre~ent invention;
Figure 2 is a side eleva~ion showing the anastomotic stapling instrument partially disassembled wi~h its upper anvil carrying ja~ member detached from its lower staple cartridge carrying jaw member;
Figure 3 is a side elevation showing the anastomotic stapling instrument in its assembled configuration;
Figure 4 is a side elevation, partially in section, of the anastomotic stapling instrument showing a cam mechanism for urging the rear portions of the ; 15 upper and lower jaw members apart;
Figure S is a bottom view of the anvil carrying jaw member of the anastomotic stapling instrument;
Figure 6 is a top view of the staple cart.ridge carrying jaw member of the anastomotic stapling instrument;
Figure 7 is a bottom view of the anastomotic stapling instrument;
Figure 8 is a front end view of the anastomotic stapling instrument;
Figure 9 i5 a rear end view of the anastomotic stapling instrumen~;
Figure 10 is an enlarged perspective view of a pusher bar and knife blade assembly of the anastomotic stapling instrument; shown on.the sheet with Figure l;
Figure 11 is an enlarged perspective view of a pusher block and an actuator knob which are components .
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Figure 12 is an enlarged elevation, partially in section, of the rear portion of the anastomotic stapling instrument illustrating the cam mechanism in its inoperative position;
Figure 13 is an enlarged elevation, partially in section, of the rear portion of the anastomotic stapling instrument illustrating the c:am mechanism in its operative position;
Figure 14 is an enlarged side view of the staple cartridge of the anastomotic stapling instrument;
Figure 15 is an enlarged top view of the staple cartridge of the anastomotic stapling instrument;
Figure 16 is an enlarged bottom view of the staple cartridge of the anastomotic stapling instrument;
Figure 17 is an enlarged, partially cutaway view of the an~il and staple cartridge carrying jaw members of the anastomotic stapling instrument;
Figure 18.is an enlarged, partially cutaway view of the anvil and staple cartridge carrying jaw members illus~rating the operation of the pusher bar and knife blade assembly;
Figure 19 is an enlarged vertical section of the anastomotic stapling instrument taken along line 19-19 of Figure 4;
: Figure 20 is an enlarged vertical section of the anastomotic stapling instrument taken along line 20-20 of Figure 4;
Figura 21 is an enlarged section of a portion of the anvil and staple cartridge shown in Figure 18;
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Figur~ 22 is a side elevation showing the latching ~echanism of the anastomotic stapling instrument in a partially latched position with the jaw members loosely connected together;
Figure 23 is an enlaryed fragmentary view of the latching ~echanism in its partially latched position;
Figure 24 is an enlarged fragmentary top view taken along line 24-24 of Figure 12 showing the cam mechanism retained in its inoperative position;
Figure 25 is an enlarged, fragmentary top view taken along line 25-25 of Figure 13 showing the cam mechanism retained in its operative position;
Figure 26 is an enlarged, fragmentary bottom view of the distal end of the anvil carrying jaw member;
Figure 27 i8 a ~ide elevation, partially in section, of a surgical stapling instrument without a : knife blade embodying the principles of the present invention;
Figure 28 is a bottom view of the anvil carrying jaw member of the surgical stapling instrument of Figure Figure 29 is a top view of the staple cartridge carrying jaw member of the ~urgical stapling instrument of Figure 27; an~
Figure 30 is an enlarged rear view of the ~taple cartridge of Figures 14-16; shown on the sheet with Figure 1 Detailed Descri ~ nt Referring to Figur~s 1 and 2~ the present invention is embodied in a linear anastomotic stapling instrument, generally 20~ comprisiny an upper elongated anvil carrying jaw member.22 and a lower elongated ;,`
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staple cartridge carrying jaw member 24. Upper anvil carrying jaw member 22 is supported by a handle 26 with a front portion of the jaw member extending forwardly therefrom. Lower staple cartridge carrying jaw member 24 is supported by a handle 28 with a front portion of the jaw member extending forwardly therefrom. As shown in Figure 3, upper handle 26 and lower handle 28 are suitably shaped to form a hand grip to facilitate the handling and operation of the stapling instrument by a surgeon. An enlarged ~ront protrusion 27 and a small rear protrusion 2~ are provided on each handle for this purpose. Upper handle 26 is notched at its front end to provide cutaway areas 25 on its opposite sides which prevent tissue from being pinched between handles 26 and 28. Preferably, handles 26 and 28 are made of plastic or other lightweight material, while jaw members 22 and 24 are made of stainless steel or other similar material.
As shown in Figure 5, upper jaw member 22 comprises a one-piece elongated channel-shaped frame including a pair of opposed, elongated side walls 30 connected by a top wall 31. Upper handle 26 includes a pair of depending ears 32 located inside the upper handle adjacent to its front end. Upper jaw member 22 includes a slot 34 ~Figure 4~ formed at an intermediate position along its top wall 31 throu~h which depending ears 32 project downward. A latch pin 36 extPnds through circular holes formed in side walls 30 of upper jaw member 22 and through circular holes formed in depending ears 32 to pivotally connect the upper jaw member to upper handle 26. T~e opposite ends of latch pin 36 extend laterally outward from upper jaw member 22 ~ 2 ~
into the front cutaway areas 25 o upper handle 26. A
depending cylindrical guide pole 37 ~Figure 4) formed inside upper handla 26 extends downward through a circular opening 39 (Fiyure 5) formed in top wall 31 of upper jaw member 22 to maintain the alignment of jaw member 22 on handle 26.
Referring to Figure 5, the front portion of upper jaw member 22 is provided with a pair of elongated inwardly extending flanges 38 which define an anvil 40 of the stapling instrument. Flanges 38 are separated by a central longitudinal slot 42 which extends along the entire length of anvil 40. At the proximal end of central ælot 42, the flanges 38 are provided with inwardly sloped guide surfaces 41. Each flange 38 is also provided with two longi~udinal rows of uniformly spaced staple-formin~ pockets 44. At the distal end of central longitudinal slot 42, b~th flanges 38 are slightly increased in width to define a narrower front region 45 of slot 42.
Referring to Figures 4 and 5, a tapered anvil tip 46 is mounted at the front of anvil carrying jaw member 22 to facilitate the insertion of the jaw member into hollow, tubular body organs. Anvil tip 46 is removably attached to an elongated body 48 ~Fig~re 4) which is inserted through the longitudinal passageway above anvil 40 defined by side walls 30 and flanges 38 of the upper jaw member. This elongated body 48 extends betwe~n depending ears 32 above latch pin 36 and includes an enlarged rear portion 50 located behind ears 32 to hold body 48 in place on upper jaw member 22.
Body 48 includes a pair of depending flanges 51 (Figure -5) located on its opposite sides which are disposed behind anvil flanges 38 of the upper jaw member.
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Referring to Figures 2 and 6, lower cartridge carrying jaw member 24 comprises a one-piece elongated channel-shaped frame including a pair of oppased, elongated side walls 52 connected by a bottom wall 53.
Along the rearward portion of lower jaw member 24, a pair of spaced, elongated up~itanding side ~langes 54 ~Figure 2~ extend upward fronn its opposed side walls 52 As shown in Figures 5 and 6, the width of lower jaw member 24 between its side flanges 54 is greater than the width of upper jaw member 22 between its side walls 30 to permit the rear portion of the upper jaw member to be received between side flanges 54 of the lower jaw member when the stapling instrument is assembled for operation. As shown in Figure 2, each side flange 54 of lower jaw member 24 includes a vertical notch 56 located in alignment with latch pin 36 on upper jaw member 22.
When upper jaw member 22 and lower jaw member 24 are assembled, the opposite ends of latch pin 36 are received in notc~es 56. As sh~wn in Figure 18, each depending flange 51 of elongated body 48 is the same in height as side walls 30 of upper jaw member 22. When a piece of tubular tissue is located on upper jaw member 22, flanges 51 prevent the ti~sue from moving into the space between side walls 30 to avoid pinchins of the tissue at the proximal ends of anvil 40 and staple cartridge 60.
As shown in Figures 2 and 6, lower jaw member 24 supports a staple cartridge 60 which is adapted to receive a plurality of sur~ical staples 61 (Figure 18) arranged in at least two laterally spaced longitudinal rows. Preferably~ staple cartridge 60 is removably mounted at the front portion of lower jaw member 24 ~ .
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between its side walls 52. Staple cartridge 60 is divided longitudinally by a central, elongated slot 62 (Figure 6) which extends from the proximal end of the cartridge toward its d~stal end. Preferably, a plurality of staple openings 64 formed in staple cartridge 60 is arranged in two pairs of laterally spaced rows, with each pair of rows disposed on opposite sides of central longitudinal slot 62. A plurality of surgical staples 61 (Figure 18) are mounted within openings 64 of cartridge 60. As shown in Figure 6, the staple openings 64 in adjacent rows are staggered to provide more effective stapling of the tissue when the instrument is operated. Referring to Figures 15 and 16, staple cartridge 60 includes a pair of longitudinal slots 66 located on opposite sides of elongated central slot 62 and disposed between the staggered rows of openings 64 on each side of the central slot. Each longitudinal slot 66 extends from the proximal end of cartridge 60 towards its distal end.
As shown in Figure 17, a plurality of staple drivers 65 is slidably mounted in staple openings 64 for actuating the staples 61 which are loaded into staple cartridge 60. Referring to Figure 6, each staple driver 65 is designed to simultaneously actuate two staples 61 located in the adjacent rows provided in staple cartridge 60. Thus, a first set of staple drivers Ç5 is provided for actuating the staples 61 in the staggered rows located on one side of central longitudinal slot 62, and a second set of staple drivers 65 is provided for actuating the staples 61 in the pair of adjacent rows located on the other side of central longitudinal slot 62.
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As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the front or distal end of staple cartridge 60 includes a tapered tip 68 to f~cilitate the insertion of lower jaw member 24 into a hollow, tubular body organ. Immediately behind its tapered tip 68, staple cartridge 60 is provided with a pair of rearwardly extending protrusions 70 (one shown in Figure 14) which are received in corresponding notches provided in side walls 52 of lower jaw member 24. A~ shown in Figures 14 and 15, a pair of spac~d, parallel ~langes 71 extend rearwardly from opposite sides of staple cartridge 60. A pair of depending arms 72 (one shown in Figure 14) extends downwardly from flanges 71 at the rear of staple cartridge 60. Each arm 72 is provided with a rounded, downwardly facing notch 74. When cartridge 60 is assembled on lower jaw member 24, its protrusions 70 are received in corresponding notches provided at the front ends of side walls 52 and its depending arm~ 72 extend downwardly through an opening 76 (Figure 4~ formed in bottom wall 53 of jaw member 240 Lower jaw member 24 includes a pair of depending ears 78 tFigure l9) extending downwardly from its side walls 52 on opposite sides of spening 76O A
pivot pin 80 ext~nds through holes formed in depending ears 78 of lower jaw member 24 and into rounded notches 74 of depending arms 72 on staple cartridge 60. The rounded notches 74 are designed to provide a snap it over pivot pin 80 to releaseably fasten staple cartridge 60 to lower jaw member 24. The opposite ends of pivot ~ -pin 80 are received in and supported by grooves 81 tFigures 3 and 6) formed along opposite sides of the interior of lower handle 28~
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Referring to Figure 2, the stapling instrument 20 includes a latching mechanism, generally 90, for latching upper jaw member 22 and lower jaw member 24 together at an intermediate position along the jaw members~ Pre~erably, jaw members 22 and 24 are latched together at a position adjacent to the proximal ends of anvil 40 and staple cartridge 60. In the preferred embodiment, latching mechanism 90 comprises a latch arm 92 (Figure 2) pivotally connected to lower jaw member 24 .
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via pivot pin 80 (Figure 4). Latch arm 92 is channel-shaped in configuration and includes a pair of opposed, elongated side walls 94 ~Figure 6) which are spaced apart by a distance sui.ficient to span side walls 52 of lower jaw member 24. Each side wall 94 of latch arm 92 includes an upwardly and forwardly extending hook member 96 provided with a forwardly facing slot 98 for receiving latch pin 36~ As shown in Figure 2, a downwardly inclined cam surface 97 extends rearwardl~
from the front of hook member 96 into its forwardly facing slot 98. In addition, a round detent 99 in the form of an inwardly extending depression is provided at the rear of hook member 96 for retaining latch arm 92 in a par~ially latched position as explained in more detail below.
Reerring to Figure 2, a cover 100 is mounted on the lower surface of latch arm 92. When latch arm 92 is closed, as shown in Figure 3, cover 100 is ali~ned with the bottom of low.er handle 28 to facilitate the handling and operation of stapling instrument 20 by the surgeon.
Preferably, the cover 100 is made of plastic or other lightweight material, while latch arm 92 is made of stainless steel. As shown in Figuire 7, the cover 100 includes elongated flanges 102 and 104 extending outwardly from its opposite sides which serve as .
fingergrips to enable latch arm 9~ to be pivoted downward from its latched to its unlatched position.
Wh0n latch arm 92 is moved to its closed or latched position, the surfaces of slots 98 of hook members 96 cooperate with latch pin 36, acting as an over-center latch to maintain latch arm 92 in its latched position.
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In accordance with the invention, means is provided for re~aining the latching mechanism 90 in a partially latched position with jaw members 22 and 24 loosely connected ~ogether to permit staple cartridge 60 and anvil 40 to be adjusted in position on the tissue without disconnecting the jaw members from each other.
Referring to Figures 22 and 23, the retaining means is embodied as a round detent 99 in the form of an inwardly extending depression which is formed on hook member 96 at a position ~paced rearwardly from forwardly facing slot 98. Preferably, latch arm 92 is movable from an unlatched position (Figure 2) which permits jaw members 2~ and 24 to be completely disconnec~ed ~o a latched position (Figure 3) which locks jaw members 22 and 24 together. Latch arm 92 is also movable to a partially latched position (Figure 22) in which latching mechanism 30 is loosely engagPd with upper jaw member 22 to permit anvil 40 and staple cartridge 60 to be adjusted in position on the tissue while jaw members 22 and 24 20 remain connected together.
With latch arm 92 in its ope~ or unlatched position (Figure 2), hook members 96 are positioned rearwardly of 810ts 56 to permit latch pin 36 to be freely moved into and out of slots 56 in the assembly -25 and disassembly of jaw members 22 and 24 With latch arm 92 moved to its closed position, hook members 96 are moved forwardly to a position extending across slots 56.
As latch arm 92 is moved to its closed or latched position, with latch pin 36 inserted into slot~ 56, .:
latch pin 56 is engaged by inclined cam surfaces 97 and moved downwardly within slots 56~ When latch arm 92 arrives at its fully latched position (Figure 3) 7 hook members 96 are moved to a position above latch pin 36 . . ' ` '':' , :
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which is received within forwardly facing slots 98.
With latch arm 92 in its latched position, latch pin 36 is received within forwardly facing slots 98 and held at a position near the bottom of each slot 56.
In addition, latch arm 92 is movable to an intermediate or partially latched position (Figure 22) in which detent 99 is received at the front end of an elongated slot 122 formed in one side flange 54 of lower jaw member 24 and the front ends of hook members 96 are disposed across slots 56. With detent 99 located in elongated slot 122 (Figure 23), inclined cam surfaces 97 of hook members 96 are disposed across slots 56 to confine latch pin 36 within slots 56 and to permit `.
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indicated by arrow 106, to allow the front ends of jaw members 2~ and 24 to be separated without disconnecting the jaw members from each other. Thus, the intermediate detent position of latch arm 92 enables the jaw members 22 and 24 to be adjusted in position on tissue located therebetween without completely disconnecting the jaw members.
Referring to Figures 6 and 10, the preferred embodiment of stapling instrument 20 includes an improved pusher bar and knife blade assembly, generally 110, which is slidably mounted for longitudinal movement relative to upper and lower jaw members 22 and 24, ;
respectively, for driving staples 61 from staple cartridge 60 into tissue gripped between the jaw members, forming staples 61 against anvil 40, and cutting the tissue along a line between the rows of staples formed in the tissue. Pusher bar and knife blade assembly 110 includes a pusher block 112 (Figure .
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6) which is slidably received within the lower channel-shaped jaw member 24 between its upstanding side flanges 54. As shown in Figure 11, pusher block 112 is attached to an actuator knob 114 by a 1ange 116 which includes a laterally projecting finger 118 provided with , a longitudinally extending notch 119 on its top surfacea Finger 118 is snap-fitted into a lateral slot 120 formed in pusher block 112 to locat~e notch 119 underneath a longitudinal locking bar 121 to secure pusher block 112 and actuator knob 114 together. Flange 116 of actuator knob 114 extends through and rides along the elongated slot 122 (Figure 2) formed in one side flange 54 of lower jaw member 24.
The pusher bar and knife blade assembly 110 includes a pair of staple pusher bars 124 (Figure 10) projecting forwardly from pusher block 112. Pusher bars 124 are slidably received in longitudinal slots formed in a guide block 125 IFigure S) mounted on lower jaw member 24 between rear flanges 71 of staple cartridge 60 to alisn pusher bars 124 with elongated slots 66 (Figure 16) of staple cartridge 60. Pusher block 112 is -provided with a pair of vertical slots 126 ~Figure 11) in which pusher bars 124 are sQcured. As shown in Figure 10~ the front end of each staple pusher bar 124 is provided with a wedge-shaped tip 128 which defines an inclined cam surface 130 for engaging staple drivers 65 as pusher bars 124 are advanced into staple cartridge 60. As shown in Figure 21, each staple driver 65 is provided with a sloped surface 132 oriented at a similar angle to cam surface 130 of each staple pusher bar 124 to provide a flat, sliding contact between the surfacesO
~uide block 125 includ~s a depending central section 131 (Figures 18 and l9) which extends downward through opening 76 in bottom wall 53 of lower jaw member 24 and includes a lateral bore for receiving pivot pin 80. The opposite ends of pivot pin 80 are supported by grooves 81 (Figures 3 and 6) formed in lower handle 28 to attach guide block 125 ancl lower jaw member 24 to lower handle 28. The rear end of lower jaw member ~4 is secured to lower handle 28 by a pin 133 extending upward through a hol~ in its lower wall 53 and formed into an enlarged head 135 (Figure 6).
Referring to Figures 6 and 10, the pusher bar and knife blade assembly 110 includes a knife block 134 which is slidably mounted for longitudinal movement along lower ~aw member 24 between its upstanding side flanges 54. Rnife block 134 includes a knife support bar 136 which extends forwardly into a central longitudinal slot 137 formed in guide block 125 in alignment with c~ntral longitudinal slot 62 of staple cartridge 60~ An inclin d knife blad~ 138 provided with a beveled cutting edge 140 is located at the front end of knife support bar 136. The beveled cutting edge of knife blade 138 is oriented at an angl~ relative to elongate jaw members 22 and 24 and is slidably received in central longitudinal slot 137 of guide block 125.
As shown in Figures 4 and 6, with the pusher bar and knife assembly 110 retracted, knife blade 138 is positioned in central slot 137 of guide block 125. WhPn .
the pusher bar and knife assembly 110 is advanced, knife blade 138 is guided by central slot 137 ~Figure 6) and sloped guid~ surfaces 84 (Figure 15) into central longitudinal slot 62 of staple cartridge 60 and by .
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sloped guide surfaces 41 ~Figure 5) into central longitudinal slot 42 of anvil 40.
In the preferred embodiment of stapling instrument 20, knife block 134 includes a pair of longitudinal slots 135 (Figure 20~ extending therethrough which slidably receive staple pusher bars 124 to permit pusher block 112 to slide relative to the knife block. Accordingly, when pusher block 112 is advanced toward staple cartridge 60 by actuator knob 114, staple pusher bars 124 slide through knife block 134 which remains stationary until the pusher block moves into engagement with the knife block. After knife block 134 is engaged by pusher block 112, the knife block and pusher block advance simultaneously toward staple cartridge 60. As shown in Figure 18~ knife blade 138 is advanced from guide block 125 into staple ;~
cartridge 60 along with staple pusher bars 124, forming staples 61 in the tissue gripped between the jaw members and cutting the tissue between the staple rows.
Thereafter, when actuator knob 114 is retracted, pusher block 112 initially slides staple pusher bars-124 backward through knife block 134 which remains stationa~y. Each staple pusher bar 124 includes an offset portion 142 which moves into engagement with knife block 134 after staple pusher bars 124 are withdrawn by a predetermined distance. With offset portions 142 of staple pusher bars 124 engaging knife block 134~ pusher block 112 and knife block 134 are simultaneously retracted by actuator knob 114 to return pusher bars 124 and knife blade 138 to the start position in guide block 125.
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L2~6 In accordance with the invention, stapling instrument 20 is prov~ded with jaw clamping means for applying clamping forces to the jaw members to urge staple cartridge 60 and anvil 40 together during the formation of staples 61. The jaw clamping means includes a cam means for urging the jaw members apart at a position remote from the latching mechanism to resist the forces exerted on the staple cartridge 60 and the anvil 40 when staples 61 are formed. In the preferred embodiment, the cam means is mounted on one of the jaw members and engageable with th~ other jaw member for moving said jaw members apart at the remote position to urge the staple cartridge 60 and the anvil 40 together.
- Preferably, a cam member is pivotally mounted on one of the jaw members at a position remote from the latching mechanism. The cam member is pivotable from a first inoperative position to a second operative position to move the remote ends of the jaw members apart. The cam member is operable by pusher block 112 of pusher bar and knife blade assembly 110 to move to its operative position when the pusher block is advanced and to return to its inoperative position when ~he pusher block is retracted.
In the preferred embodiment of the stapling instrument 20, a cam mechanism, gener~lly 150, is located adjacent to the rear end of lower jaw member 24, as shown in Figure 4O Cam mechanism 150 includes a cam member 152 pivotally mounted on a transverse pivot pin 154 extending bet~een upstanding side flanges 54 of lower jaw member 240 Cam member 152 includes a first lower cam surface 156 for engaging top wall 31 of upper jaw member 22 with cam 152 in its first inoperative .
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position (Figure 12) and a second higher cam surface 158 for engaging the top wall 31 of upper jaw member 22 with cam 152 disposed in its second operative position (Figure 13). First cam surface 156 is arranged to maintain upper and lower jaw members substantially parallel with cam 152 in its inoperative position.
Second cam surface 158 is arranged to raise the rear end of upper jaw member 22 by approximately 0~125 inch (3.2 mm) when cam 152 pivots from its inoperative position to its operative position. In addition, upper jaw member 22 is sufficiently flexible to permit the rear portion of upper jaw member 22 to move upward away from lower jaw member 24 when cam member 152 is moved from its inoperative position to its opèrative position.
As shown in Figure 4, cam member 152 includes a radially extendi~g notGh 160 which divides the cam into a large front finger 162 and a small rear finger 164~
Front cam finger 162 includes a flat, rearwardly ~acing surface 165, and rear cam finger 164 includes a sloped~
forwardly facing surface 166~ With cam 152 in its inoperative position, front cam finger 162 and rear cam finger 164 extend downwardly -through an elongated slot 168 formed in bottom wall 53 of lower jaw member 24. As shown in Figure 13, cam member 152 includes a semi-circular notch 169 formed on front cam finger 162 in a position to receive guide pole 37 when cam member 152 is moved into its operativë position. Guide pole 37 serves to maintain ~he alignment of upper jaw member 22 when its rear end is moved upwardly by cam member 152.
In the preferred embo~iment, cam member 152 is operable by pusher block 112 to move from its inoperative position to its operative position when the .
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pusher block is advanced. As shown in Figure 11, pu~her block 112 includes a pair of re,arwardly extending arms 170 which are spaced apart to define a gap 172 therebetween. The rear ends of arms 170 are connected by a cam actuator pin 174 which extends across gap 172.
Referring to Figures 4 and ll, with cam member 152 disposed in its inoperative posi~ion, front cam finger 162 extends through gap 172 between arms 170 of pusher block 112, while cam actuator pin 174 is received in notch 160 between front finger 162 and rear finger 164 of the cam member.
As shown in Figure 12, with cam member 152 disposed in its first inoperative position, top wall 31 of upper jaw member 22 rests on first cam surfac~ 156 of the cam member. With cam member 152 in its inoperative position, top wall 31 of upper jaw member 22 is substantially parallel to bottom wall 53 of lower jaw member 24. In addition, pusher block 112 is located in its start position spaced rearwardly from knife block 134. When pusher block 112 is advanced, as indicated by ', arrow 182 (Figure 13), cam actùator pin 174 engages rear surface 165 of front cam finger 162 ~o rotate cam member 152 in a counter~clockwise diraction, as indicated by arrow 184, to pivot the cam member to its second operative position and move its second cam surface 158 into engagement with top wall 31 of upper jaw member 22.
With cam member 152 pivoted to its operative position, top wall 31 of upper~jaw member 22 is moved upwardly, as indicated by arrow 186, ,away from bottom wall 53 o~
lower jaw member 24. The cam member applies forces to upper,jaw member 22 and lower jaw member 24 which moves the rear portions of the jaw members apartO As a result ' ' ':
-of the movement the rear portions of upper jaw member 22 and lower jaw member 24 apart, additional cla~ping forces are applied to the front portions of upper jaw member 22 and lower jaw member 24 to clamp anvil 40 and staple cartridge 60 against the tissue gripped betwaen ;
the jaw members. Thus, anvil 40 and staple cartridge 60 are urged together to resist the forces exerted on the anvil and staple cartridge when pusher bar and knife blade assembly 110 is advanced to form staples 61 and cut the tissue.
Referring to Figure 13~ when pusher block 112 is retracted after staples 61 are formed, cam actuator pin 174 engages sloped surface 166 of rear cam finger 164 to pivot cam member 152 in a clockwise direction. As cam actuator pin 174 moves along sloped surface 166 into notch 160, cam member 152 pivots in a clockwise direction and returns to its first inoperative position (Figure 12) with its first cam surface 156 in engagement with top wall 31 of upper jaw member 22. As a result~
the forces exerted on the rear portions of upper jaw member 22 and lower jaw member 24 by cam 152 are released and top wall 31 of upper jaw member 22 returns to a substantially parallel relationship with bottom wall 53 of lower jaw member 24; Similarly, the clamping forces applied to the front portions of jaw members 22 and 24 are released to unc}amp anvil 40 and staple cartridge 60~ ~
~ In the preferred embodiment of stapling instrument 20, a first pair of upstanding f~exible retainer arms 192 (Figures 12 and 24) is provided inside lower handle 28 for retaining cam member 152 in it~
inoperative position tFigure 12) with pusher block 112 , ~X~ 6 retracted. In addition, a second pair of upstanding flexible retainer arms 194 ~Figures 13 and 25) is provided inside lower handle 28 for retaining cam member 152 in its operative position (Figure 13) with pusher block 112 advanced. Cam member 152 is provided with a pair of round lugs 196 extending laterally outward from opposite sides of its rear cam finger 164 which cooperate with retainer arms 192 and 194 to retai~ cam member 152 in its inoperative and operative positions, respectively. Cam member 152 also includes a pair of stop pins 198 located on rear cam finger 164 behind round lugs 196. The opposite ends of stop pins 198 extend laterally outward from rear cam finger 164 beyond - round lugs 196.
With pusher block 112 retracted and cam member 152 in its inoperative position (~igure 12), rear cam finger 164 and its round lugs 196 are located behind retainer arms 192. As shown in Figure 24t retainer arms 192 are spaced laterally apart by a distance less than the thickness of rear cam finger 164 and its round lugs 196. As a result, retainer arms 192 tend to resist movement of cam member 152 from lts inoperative toward its operative position. However, retainer arms 192 are sufficiently flexible to permit round lugs 196 and rear cam finger 164 to pass therebetween when pusher block 112 is advanced to move cam member 152 from its inoperative position to its operative position.
Similarly, retainer arms 194 are spaced laterally apart by a distance less than the thickness o~ rear cam finger 164 and its round lugs 196. However, retainer arms 194 are su~ficiently flexible to permit round lugs 195 and rear cam finger 164 to move therebetween when cam member 152 is moved into its operative position.
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Referring ~o ~igures 13 and 25, with cam member 152 in its operative position~ rear cam finger 164 and its round lugs 196 are captured between flexible retainer arms 194 to retain cam member 152 in its operative position with pusher block 112 advanced. Stop pins 198 extend sufficiently outward from rear cam finger 164 to engage retainer arms 194 and resist movement of cam member 152 beyond its operative position. Thuæ, cam member 152 is retained in its operative position until pusher block 112 is retracted to return cam member 152 from its operative position to its inoperative position. When cam member 152 returns to its inoperative position ~Figures 12 and 24), retainer arms 192 are flexed apart by round lugs 196 to pPrmit rear cam ~inger 164 to pass between retainer arms 192. With cam member 152 returned to its inoperative positionr round lugs 196 are located behind retainer arms 192 which resist movement of cam member 152 away from its inoperative position to retain pusher block 112 retrac~ed.
The preferred embodiment of stapling inst~ument 20 includes spacer means mounted on one of the jaw members for maintaining a predetermined gap between staple cartridge 60 and anv~;l 40 of th~ stapling instrument. Referring to Figures 4 and 6, this spacer means is embodied a~ a spacer pin 200 mounted adjacent to the distal end of staple cartridge 60. Spacer pin 200 extends vertically upward from bottom wall 53 of lower jaw member 24 through s~aple cartridge 60~and projects upwardly from the top of the staple cartridge by a predetermined distance. As shown in Figure 26, flanges 38 of anvil 40 include inwardly offset flange :, .
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sections 202 which define the narrow front region 45 of central longitudinal slot 42 for receiving spacer pin 200. Spacer pin 200 ~Figure 2~) has a round tip which is received in the narrow front region 45 of slot 42 (Figure 26) to maintaln the distal ends of an~il 40 and staple cartridge 60 in alignment with a predetermined gap therebetween. With the stapling instrument assembled for operation ~Figure 4), spacer pin 200 engages flange sections 202 (Figure 26) to ~maintain a predetermined gap and alignment between anvil 40 and staple cartridge 60.
In the operation of stapling instrument 20, the tissue to be stapled and cut must be initially placed between jaw members 22 and 24 ~nd clamped by the jaw members. Thus, handles 26 and 28 are unlatched by pivotal movement of la~ch arm 92 ~ownward to its unlatched position (Figure 2). As a result, the opposite ends of latch pin 36 are disengaged from slots 98 ~ormed in hook members 96 of latching arm ~2.
Thereafter, upper and lower jaw members 22 and 24 can be separated by disengag~ng latch pin 36 from slots 56 formed in side flanges 54 of the lower jaw member.
Next, the tissue to be stapled and cut is placed on jaw memb~rs 22 and 24. For example, as shown in Figure 17, a piece of tubular, intestinal tissue may be slipped onto the front portion of each jaw member.
After the tissue is placed on the jaw member, stapling ins~rumen~ 20 is reassembled. The reassembly can be accomplished by aligning latch pin 36 with vertical slots 56 formed in upstanding side flanges 54 of lower jaw member 24. Thereafter, side flanges 54 of lower jaw member 24 are positioned inside upper handle 26, spannins side walls 30 of upper jaw member 22, while the :
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opposite ends of latch pin 36 are inserted into vertical slots 56. Finally, latch arm 92 is pivoted upward to its latched position (Figure 3) with its cover 100 flush with the bottom of lower handle 28. As a result~ hook members 92 are pivoted over latch pin 36 and slots 98 receive the opposite ends of the latch pin. Thus, upper jaw member 22 and lower jaw member 24 are latched together at an intermediate position therealong adjacent to anvil 40 and staple cartridge 60. In addition, spacer pin 200 engages flange sections 202 ~Figure 26) of anvil 40 throu~h the body tissue to maintain a predetermined gap and alignment between anvil 40 and staple cartridge 60.
If it is necessary to adjust jaw members 22 and 24 in position on ~he tissue, latch arm 92 is pivoted to its partially latched position (Figure 22) with jaw members 22 and 24 loosely connected together. Latch arm 92 is retained in its partially latched position by detent 99 which is located in elongated slot 122 of lower jaw member 24. As shown in Figure 23, each hook member 96 is retained in the partially latched position with its inclined cam surface 97 extending across slo~
56 to confine latch pin 36 therein. As a result, latch pin 36 is capable of limited vertical movement within slots 56 to permit the front ends o jaw members 22 and 24 to be separated, as shown in Figure 22, while jaw members 22 and 2~ remain loosely connected together.
Thus, with latching mechanism 90 in its partially latched position, jaw members 22 and 24 can be adjusted in position on the tissue without completely disconnecting the jaw members. After jaw members 22 and 24 are located in the desired position on the tiss~e, latch arm 92 is returned to its fully latched position . (Figure 3) to lock jaw members 22 ancl 24 together~
After the tissue is clamped between the jaw members, stapling instrument 20 is flred by advancing actuator knob 114 to actuate the pusher bar and knife blade assembly 110. Initially, in the actuation of cam mechanism lS0l pusher block ].12 and pusher bars 124 (Figure 4) are advanced, while knife block 134 remains stationary. Since only pusher block 112 and its pusher bars 124 are advanced to actuate cam member 152, the initial force required to operate stapling instrument 20 is minimi2ed. .
Referring to Figure 12, during the initial ' advance of pu~her block 112, pusher bars 124 slide through knife block 134 and the wedge-shaped tips 128 of the pusher bars begin to advance throug~ 510ts 66 of staple cartridge 600 The wedge-shaped tips 128 of pusher bars 124 are guided into slots 66 by guide block 125 and rear fIanges 71 of staple cartridge 60 (Figure 6). As pusher block 112 advances toward knife block 134, its cam actuator pin 174 engages rear surface 165 of front cam finger 162 to pivot cam 152 counter-clockwise, as indicated by arrow 184 of Figure 13, to move the second cam surface 158 of the cam member into engagement with top wall 31 of upper jaw member ~2.
Cam member 152 applies forces to upper jaw member 22 and lower jaw member 24 which move the rear portions of the jaw members apart. As a result, the rear end Qf top .
wall 31 of upper jaw member 22 i8 moved upward by approximately 0.125 inch ~3.2 mm) relative to the rear end of bottom wall 53 of lower jaw member 24. The movement of the rear ends of ]aw members 22 and 24 apart .
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Referring to Figure 13, after cam mechanism 150 is actuated, pusher block 112 subsequently engages knife block 134 to begin the longitudinal movement of knife block 134 toward staple cartridge 60. Preferably, ~he initial spacing between pusher block 112 and knife block 134 is arranged such that pusher block 112 engages knife block 134 slightly before cam member 152 arrives at its operative position. Alternatively, the initial spacing between pusher block 112 and knife block 134 can be arranged such t~at pusher block 112 initially engages knife block 134 after the movement of cam member 152 to `
its operative position is completed. When pusher block 112 engages knife block 134, the advance of knife blade 138 along central longitudinal slots 42 and 62 of anvil 40 and staple cartridge 60, respectively, is initiated.
Thereafter, staple pusher bars 124 and knife blade 138 are advanced simultaneously to staple and cut the tissue gripped between anvil 40 and staple cartridge 60.
As pusher block 112 is advanced, staple pusher bars 124 are moved longitudinally along slo~s 66 provided in staple cartridge 60. The two wedge-like cam surfaces 130 of staple pusher bars 124 move through . . .
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slots S6 into engagement with the sloped surfases of staple drivers 65 to sequentially drive staples ~1 from cartridge 60 and to form staples 61 into B-shaped configuration against anvil flanges 38. The cam surfaces 130 are located at the same distance from pusher block 11~ to simultaneously actu~te staple drivers 65 located on opposite sides of central longitudinal slot S2. At the same time, knife block 134 is advanced to move knife blade 138 from central slot 137 of guide block 125 through cen~ral longitudinal slot 42 of anvil 40 and through central longitudinal slot 62 of staple cartridge 60 to cut the tissue gripped between the jaw members. The additional clamping forces applied to the front portions of upper jaw member 22 and lower jaw member 24 via cam mechanism 150 tend to resist the forces exerted on anvil 40 and staple cartridge 60 when staples 61 are formed.
Initially, as shown in Figures 12 and 24, cam member 152 i5 re~ained in its inoperative position by round lugs 96 which are located behind the irst pair of flexible retainer arms 192 with pusher block 112 retracted. As pusher block 112 begins to advance, retainer arms 192 are flexed apart by round lugs 96 to permit rear cam finger 164 to pass therebetween. As shown in Figures 13 and 25, when cam member 152 is moved to its operative position, rear cam finger 164 and its round lugs 196 are captured between the second pair of flexible retainer arms 194 to retain cam member 152 in its operative position while pusher block 112 is advanced. Stop pins 198 on rear cam finger 164 resist movement of cam member 152 beyond its operative position. Thus, cam member 152 is retained in its operative position until pusher block 112 is retracted.
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After pusher block 112 is fully advanced to ~orm all of the staples in cartridge 60, the pusher block is retracted toward its start position by retraction of actuator knob 114. Initially, only pusher block 112 moves backward from staple cartridge 60 because staple pusher bars 124 slide through knife block 134 which remains stationary. When offset portions 142 of staple pusher bars 124 engage the front of knife block 134, the knife block is moved backward from staple cartridge 60 along with pusher block 112. As a result, staple pusher bars 124 and knife blade 138 are simultaneously retracted from staple cartridge 60 and anvil 40.
As pusher block 112 r..eturn~ toward its start position~ cam actuator pin 174 engages sloped surface 166 of rear cam finger lS4 to pivot cam member 152 in a clockwise direction toward its inoperative position. As a result, round lugs 196 of rear cam finger 164 are released from flexible retainer arms 194. Cam actuator pin 174 moves along sloped surface 166 into slot 160 between cam fingers 162 and 164 to return cam member 152 }o its inoperative position. As a resul~, second cam surface 158 of cam member 152 is disengaged from the top wall of upper jaw member 22 and rear end of top wall 31 of upper jaw member 22 moves downward into engagement with first cam surface 156. At the same time, front cam finger 162 pivots downward into gap 172 between fingers 170 on pusher block 112, and both cam fingers 162 and 164 pivot downward into slot 168 form~d in bottom wall 53 of lower jaw member 24. Thereafter, with cam member 152 in its inoperative position, latching arm 92 can be pivoted downward, as shown in Figure 2, to permit upper jaw member 22 and lower jaw member 24 to be - .
disassembled. At this point, the cut and stapled tissue can be removed from the jaw members.
During the retraction of pusher block 112 to return cam member 152 to its inoperative position (Figures 12 and 24), retainer arms 192 are flexed apart by round lugs 196 to permit rear cam finger 164 to pass rearwardly between retainer arms 192. With cam member 152 return~d to its inoperative position, round lugs 196 are located behind retainer axms 192 to resist movememt of cam member 152 away from its inoperative position and retain pusher block 112 retracted.
The present invention can also be embodied in a surgical stapling instrument without a knife for performing surgical procedures in which only stapling of lS the tissue is required. Referring to Figures 27-29, a four-row linear surgical s~apler 220 incorporates all of the features of linear anastomosis stapling instrument 20 ~Figures 1-26) with the exception that knife support bar 136 and knife blade 138 (shown in Figures 4-6) are eliminated~ Otherwise, the structure of the no-knife, four-row linear surgical stapler 220 is substantially identical to linear anastomosis stapling instrument 20 described above. Accordingly, the same reference numeral~ used above in connection with the linear anastomosis stapling instrument 20 are used to identify the components of the four-row, linear stapler 220 which are identical.
The operation o the four-row linear stapler 220 is substantially identical to th linear anastomosis stapling instrumen~ 20 described above, except that no cut is made in the tissue. After anvil 40 and staple cartridge 60 are located in the desired position on the .
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tissue, latch arm 92 is pivoted to its closed position to lock jaw members 22 and 24 together. If necessary, latch arm 92 can be moved to its partially latched position with jaw members 22 and 24 loosely connected together to permit anvil 40 and staple cartridge 60 to be adjusted in position on the tissue. When actuator 114 and pusher block 112 arle advancPd, cam member 152 is moved from its inopera~ive posltion to its operative position to apply additional clamping forces to the front portions of jaw members 22 and 24 to grip the tissue between anvil 40 and staple cartridge 60. Four rows of formed staples are produced when actuator 114 and pusher block 112 are completely advanced to move pusher bars 124 into staple cartridge 60. Knife block 134 of the four-row linear stapler instrument 220 serves as a spacer which is advanced by pusher block 112 into engagement with guide block 125 to limit the extent of forward movement of pusher block 112 and staple pusher bar~ 124. When actuator 114 and pusher block 112 are retracted, knife block 134 is returned to its start position by offset portions 142 of staple pusher bars 124. When pusher block 112 is fully retracted) cam member 152 is returned from its operative position to its inoperative position to release the clamping forces exerted on jaw members 22 and 24~ Thereafter, latch arm 92 can be moved to its unlatched position to permit jaw members 22 and 24 to be disconnect~d and removed from the stapled tissue.
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anastomosis stapling instrument 20 and four-row linear stapler 220 are designed to be used with one or more disposable staple cartridges 60 to allow the same instrument to be reused ~or multiple stapling procedures in the course of surgery on a single patient. For example, if the surgical procedure requires more than one linear anastomosis to be performed on the same patient, disposable staple cartridge 60 can be replaced each time a new anastomosis is performed without the need for replacement of the entire stapling instrument.
By providing a disposable staple cartridge, the stapling instrument avoids the expense associated with using more than one stapling instrument on the same patient. In addition, the disposable staple cartridge is designed for convenience and ease o~ replacement to minimize the time requir~d to remove a spent staple cartridge and load a new staple cartridge into the instrument.
Accordingly, the stapling instrument achieves economy by saving both time and expense required for surgery.
Typically, stapling instrument 20 is packaged in a sterile pack which includes a staple cartridge 60 loaded with a set of staples ~1. Thus, to perform a first linear anastomosis, stapling instrument 20 is simply unpackaged and used with its oriyinal staple cartridge 60 to perform a linear anastomosis. I~ no further linear anastomosis is neces~ary, the entire stapling instrument 20 including its staple cartridge 60 can be di~carded. On the other han~, if another linear anastomosis must be performed on the same patient, the spent staple cartridge 60 can be raplaced with another staple cartridge loaded with a set of staples to enable the surgeon to perform another linear anastomosis on the , .
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Stapling instrument 20 can be reused in similar fashion as many times as a linear anastomosis is required in surgery on the same patient.
The invention in its broader aspects is not limited to the specific details shown and describecl, and modifications may be made in the structure of the linear anastomosis stapling instrument and other em~odiments of the stapling instrument disclosed without departing from the principles of the present invention.
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SURGICAL STAPLING INSTRUMENT
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The present invention relates to a surgical stapling instrument designed to achieve improved tissue management and, more particularly, to an improved surgical stapling instrument for producing one or more rows of staples which enables its jaw members to be accurately positioned on the tissue to be stapled and to resist the forces exerted on its jaw members when the staples are formed. Specifically, this invention relates to a linear anastomotic stapling instrument including a latching mechanism which permits its elongate jaw members to be accurately adjusted in position on the tissue prior to the formation of the staples and a jaw clamping mechanism which applies clamping forces to its elongate jaw members to resist the forces exerted on the anvil and staple cartridge carrying portions of the jaw members when the staples are formed to permit uniform staple heights to be produced.
In addition, the present invention relates to a disposable surgical stapling instrument advantageously designed for single patient usage. The instrument .
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includes a disposable staple cartridge which is readily replaced to enable the stapling instrument to be reused in the course of surgery on the same patient.
Backqround and Prior~Art In recent years, there has been an increasing tendency for surgeons to use stapling instruments to suture body organs and tissues such as lung, esophagus, stomach, duodenum and other body organs in the intestinal tract. The use of an appropriate stapling instrument in most instances performs a better job in less time and simplifies previously difficult surgical procedures such as gastrointestinal anastomoses.
In the prior art, the early linear two and four row cutting staplers were permanent instruments into which the staples were individually hand loaded. These staplers were very expensive~ bulky, heavy and difficult to load and to clean for each surgical use. An example is disclosed in U; S. Patent 3,315,105. An improvement of the permanent ~ype surgical stapler was made by providing the basic stapling i~strument with a presterilized disposable staple loading unit and with an optional knife for dividing the tissue simultaneously while forming the rows of staples. An example is disclosed in U. S. Patent 3,499,591. However, this improvement mainly accomplished the saving of the time previously required to load the staples by hand. It was still necessary for the basic instrument to be disassembled, cleaned, reassembled and fitted with a new car~ridye and anvil for each surgical procedure, in addition to the maintenance required of the stapling .
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between the proximal and dist:al ends of the staple rows.
As hospital costs have continu~d to increase, it has become necessary to eliminate unnecessary work and develop more efficient techniLques without compromise to the surgical procedure. Consequently, disposable stapling instruments of the type disclosed in ~. S.
Patent 4,429,695 have been developed. In the disposable stapling instrument of this patentl an actuator and knife blade assembly provides iocal support to the stapler jaws in the region of the knife blade and pusher bar cams. However, this stapling in~trument does not provide clamping forces simultaneou~ly along the entire length of the anvil and staple cartridge carrying portions of the stapler jaws to resist the tendency of the jaws to separate before the staples are formed.
Typically, a linear anastomotic stapling instrument includes a pair of cooperating elongate jaw members, each adap~ed to be inserted into internal~
tubular body organs to be anastomosed. One of the jaw members supports a staple cartridge with at least two laterally spaced rows of staples, and the other jaw member supports an anvil with staple-forming pockets aligned with the rows of staples in the cartridge. A
pivotable locking lever or handle is provided for locking the jaw members together with the staple cartridge and anvil in alignment. Generally, a single pusher bar and knife assembly is slidable longitudinally along the jaw members to sequentially eject staples from z~
the cartridge via camming surfaces which activate a plurality of staple drivers carried by the cartridge and associated with the individual staples to close the staples against the anvil and form laterally spaced rows of staples in the tissue gripped between the jaw members. A knife blade which trails the pusher bars cuts the tissue along a line between the staple rows.
Examples of such anastomotic stapling instruments are disclosed in U. S. Patents 3,499,591 and 4,429,695. In neither instance is any provision made for application of clamping forces simultaneously along the entire portions of the jaw members which support the anvil and staple cartridge to resist the forces exerted when the staples are formed. Nor is any arrangement made to retain the locking lever or handle in a partially unlocked position with the jaw members loosely connected together to allow the staple cartridge and anvil to be accurately placed in position on the tissue prior to the formation of the staples.
In the use of stapling instruments of the above type, relatively large forces are exerted in clamping the tissue to be fastened between the jaw members, ejecting the staples from the staple cartridge, driving the staples into the gripped tissuey and forming the staples against the anvil. Such forces tend to separate the jaw members vertically and to distort the jaw members laterally, with ~he result that the consistency of the formed staple height is diminished, or that the staples may sometimes miss the anvil completely. This problem is accentuated in the case of a disposable stapling instrument in which reiatively lightweight disposable materials are used for the manufacture of the .
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jaw members and other components. Thus, there is a need for a disposable stapling instrument which is capable of accurate alignment of the ja~ members while the staple forming operation is performed,.and which provides adequate support for its elongate jaw members to withstand the large forces. encountered in the operation of the stapling instrument. In addition, there ls a need for a stapling instrument which produces staple rows of uniform height in the tissue gripped between it~
jaw members and which is conveniently adjustable in position on the tissue without the need to completely disconnect the jaw members from each other~
Summary of Invention The present invention achieves a surgical stapling instrument which overcomes the di~advantages of the prior ar~ by incorporating an improved jaw latching mechanism operable from an unlatched position which permits the jaw members to be completely disconnected from each other to a latched position which locks the jaw members together and means- for retaining the latching mechanism in a parti~lly latchad position with the jaw members loosely connected together to permit the jaw members to be adjusted in position on the tissue without disconnecting the jaw members from each other.
Preferably, the stapling instrument includes a jaw clamping mechanism which applies clamping forces to its jaw members to resist the force~ exerted on the anvil and staple cartridge carrying portions of the jaw members during the formation of the staples. In a : 30 preferred embodiment, the latching mechanism is arranged to latch the jaw members toyether at an intermediate position therealong adjacent to the staple and anvil carrying portions of the jaw members. A cam mechanism is provided for urg1ng the jaw members apart at a position remote from the latching mechanism to resist the forces exerted on the anvil and staple carrying portions of th~ jaw members when the staples are formed.
In accordance with the invention, a surgical stapling instrument comprises first and second cooperating elongate iaw members, one of the jaw members including staple carrying means adapted to receive a plurality of staples arranged in at least one row, and the other jaw member including anvil means adapted to form the qtaples, pusher means for driving the staples from the staple carrying means into tissue gripped between the jaw members and forming the staples against the anvil means to produce at least one row of staples in the tissue, means for latching the jaw members with the tissue located between the staple c rrying means and the anvil means, jaw clamping means for applying clamping forces to the jaw members to urge the staple carrying means and anvil means together during the formation of ~he staples, and means for retaining the latching means in a partiaIly la~ched position with the jaw members loosely connected together to permit the staple carrying means and anvil means to be adjusted in position on the tissue without disconnecting the jaw members from each other. PreferabIy, the stapling instrument includes knife means for cutting the tissue gripped between the jaw members along a line adjacent to the row of staples.
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' In a preferred embodiment of the stapling instrument, the jaw latching means is arranged to latch the jaw members together at an intermediate position therealong adjacent to the staple carrying means and the anvil means, and cam means is provided for urging the jaw members apart at a position remote from the latchiny means to resist the forces exerted on the staple carrying means and the anvil means when the staples are formed. Preferably, the cam means comprises a cam member pivotally mounted on onç of the jaw members at a position remote from the latching means. The cam member is pivotable from a first inoperative position to a second operative position to move the jaw members apart at the remote position. First and second retainer means are provided for retaining the cam member in its operative position and in its inoperative position, respectively~ The cam member includes a first lower cam surface for engaying the other jaw member with the cam ~ member disposed in its first inoperative positon and a ; 20 second higher cam surface for engaging the other jaw member with the cam mamber disposed in it~ second operative position. At least one of the jaw members is flexible to permit portions of the jaw members to bend apart at the remote position. When the cam member pivots from its inoperative position to its operative position, the portions of the jaw members at the remote position bend apart to urge the anvil and staple carrying portions of the jaw members together. ,'!
Preferably, the cam member is operable by the pusher means to move from its inoperative position to its operative position when the pusher means is advanced and from its operative position to its inoperative ~ 2~i position when said pusher means is retracted. The cam member is retained in its inoperative position by the first retainer means when the pusher means is retracted and in its operative position by the second retainer means when the pusher means is advanced.
The~present invention is embodied in a linear gastrointestinal stapling instrument provided with first and second elongate jaw member~ for gripping tissue therebetween. A staple cartridge carrying at least two laterally spaced longitudinal rows of staples is mounted on a front portion of one of the jaw members, and a staple forming anvil is provided on a front portion of the other jaw member. A pusher bar and knife blade assembly is slidably mounted for longitudinal movement relative to the jaw members. The pusher bar and knife blade assembly includes pusher means for driving the staples from the staple cartridge into issue gripped between the jaw members and forming the staples against the anvil to produce a pair of laterally spaced staple rows in the tissue, and knife means for cut~ing the tissue gripped between ~he jaw members along a line between the staple rows~ The stapling instrument includes means for latching the jaw members together at an intermediate position therealong adjacent to the staple cartridge and the anvil with the tissue located therebetween, and means for retaining the latching means in a partially latched posi~ion with the jaw members loosely connected together to permit the cartridge and and the anvil to be adjusted in position on the tissue without disconnecting the jaw members rom each oth~r.
A preferred embo~iment of the stapling instrument includes jaw clamping means for urging the .. : .. ' ~ ' front portions of the jaw members together to clamp the staple cartridge and the anvil against the tissue ~ripped between the jaw members,durin~ the formation of the staples~ The jaw clamping means is embodied as cam means for urging the rear portions of the jaw ~embers apart at a position remote from the latching means to urge the front portions of the jaw members together to resist the forces exerted on the staple cartridge and the anvil when the staples are formed.
In a preferred embodiment, a cam mechanism is mounted on one of the jaw members which is engageable with the other jaw member for moving the rear portions of the jaw members apart to urge the staple cartridge and anvil together. Preferably, a cam member is pivotally mounted on one of the jaw members at a position remote from the latching means~ The cam member is pivotable from a first inoperative position to a -, second operative position to move the rear portions of the jaw members apart and to urge the front portions of the jaw members ~ogether. The cam membar includes a first lower cam surface for engaying the other jaw '~
member with the cam member disposed in its first inoperative position and a second higher cam surface for engaging the jaw member with the cam member disposed in its second operative position. Preferably~ the cam member is operable by the pusher means to move from its inoperative position to its operative position when the pusher means is advanced and to return from its operative position to its inoperative position when the pusher means is retracted. At least one of the jaw - members is flexible to permit,'its rear portion to bend away from l:he rear portion of the other jaw member and , .
'' its front portion to bend toward the front portion of the other jaw member to urge the staple cartridge and anvil together. In addition, spacer means is mounted on one of the jaw members for maintaining the staple cartridge and anvil in alignment with a predetermined - gap therebetween. Preferably~ a spacer pin is mounted on the staple cartridge for engaging the anvil with the jaw members assembled to align the staple cartrid~e and the anvil with a predeterminecl gap therbetween.
Preferably, the pusher bar and knife assembly includes a pusher block slidably mounted for longitudinal movement along one of the jaw members and provided with a pair of staple pusher bars adapted to slide into the staple cartridge, and a knife block slidably mounted for longitudinal movement along one of the jaw members and provided with a knife blade adapted to slide into the staple cartridge between the staple pusher bars. The cam mechanism is operable by the pusher block prior to the formation of the staples to urge the staple cartridge and anvil together. Actuator means is provided ~or initially advancing the pusher block toward the staple cartridge while the knife block remains stationary to actuate the cam mechanism and to initially move the pusher bars into the staple cartridge and for subsequently advancing the knife block toward the staple cartridge upon engagement by the pusher block -to move the pusher bars and knife blade simultaneously into the staple cartridgeO In the preferred embodiment, the cam mechanism is actuated by tha pusher block prior to engagement of the pusher block with the knife block to reduce the force initially required to operate the stapling instrument. Preferably, the knife block is :, . ` , :'.
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Another aspect of the present invention relates to the provision of a disposable surgical stapling instrument~advantageously designed for single patient usage. Preferably, the stapling instrument incorporates a disposable staple cartridge which can be readily replaced ts allow the same instrument to be reused for multiple stapling procedures in the course of surgery on the same patient, and the entire instrument can then be disposed of aft~r the completion of the operationO
Accordingly, in ~he preferred embodiment, means is provided for releasably fastening the staple cartridge to one of the jaw members to permit the staple cartridge to be replaced and allow the stapling instrument to be reused with another staple cartridge. Preferably, finger grip means is formed on the staple cartridge to enable the staple cartridge to be manually engaged and removed from one of the jaw members.
In summary, the invention provides an improved surgical stapling instrument which can be embodied as a linear gastrointestinal anastomotic stapliny instrumen~
or as a linear staple~ without a knife blade. The stapling instrument advantageously incorporates a latching mechanism adapted to latch its elongated jaw member~ together with the staple cartridge and anvil in , ~.
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, Brief Description of Drawinqsj Figure 1 is an overal.l perspective view of a linear anastomotic stapling instrument embodying the principles of the pre~ent invention;
Figure 2 is a side eleva~ion showing the anastomotic stapling instrument partially disassembled wi~h its upper anvil carrying ja~ member detached from its lower staple cartridge carrying jaw member;
Figure 3 is a side elevation showing the anastomotic stapling instrument in its assembled configuration;
Figure 4 is a side elevation, partially in section, of the anastomotic stapling instrument showing a cam mechanism for urging the rear portions of the ; 15 upper and lower jaw members apart;
Figure S is a bottom view of the anvil carrying jaw member of the anastomotic stapling instrument;
Figure 6 is a top view of the staple cart.ridge carrying jaw member of the anastomotic stapling instrument;
Figure 7 is a bottom view of the anastomotic stapling instrument;
Figure 8 is a front end view of the anastomotic stapling instrument;
Figure 9 i5 a rear end view of the anastomotic stapling instrumen~;
Figure 10 is an enlarged perspective view of a pusher bar and knife blade assembly of the anastomotic stapling instrument; shown on.the sheet with Figure l;
Figure 11 is an enlarged perspective view of a pusher block and an actuator knob which are components .
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Figure 12 is an enlarged elevation, partially in section, of the rear portion of the anastomotic stapling instrument illustrating the cam mechanism in its inoperative position;
Figure 13 is an enlarged elevation, partially in section, of the rear portion of the anastomotic stapling instrument illustrating the c:am mechanism in its operative position;
Figure 14 is an enlarged side view of the staple cartridge of the anastomotic stapling instrument;
Figure 15 is an enlarged top view of the staple cartridge of the anastomotic stapling instrument;
Figure 16 is an enlarged bottom view of the staple cartridge of the anastomotic stapling instrument;
Figure 17 is an enlarged, partially cutaway view of the an~il and staple cartridge carrying jaw members of the anastomotic stapling instrument;
Figure 18.is an enlarged, partially cutaway view of the anvil and staple cartridge carrying jaw members illus~rating the operation of the pusher bar and knife blade assembly;
Figure 19 is an enlarged vertical section of the anastomotic stapling instrument taken along line 19-19 of Figure 4;
: Figure 20 is an enlarged vertical section of the anastomotic stapling instrument taken along line 20-20 of Figure 4;
Figura 21 is an enlarged section of a portion of the anvil and staple cartridge shown in Figure 18;
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Figur~ 22 is a side elevation showing the latching ~echanism of the anastomotic stapling instrument in a partially latched position with the jaw members loosely connected together;
Figure 23 is an enlaryed fragmentary view of the latching ~echanism in its partially latched position;
Figure 24 is an enlarged fragmentary top view taken along line 24-24 of Figure 12 showing the cam mechanism retained in its inoperative position;
Figure 25 is an enlarged, fragmentary top view taken along line 25-25 of Figure 13 showing the cam mechanism retained in its operative position;
Figure 26 is an enlarged, fragmentary bottom view of the distal end of the anvil carrying jaw member;
Figure 27 i8 a ~ide elevation, partially in section, of a surgical stapling instrument without a : knife blade embodying the principles of the present invention;
Figure 28 is a bottom view of the anvil carrying jaw member of the surgical stapling instrument of Figure Figure 29 is a top view of the staple cartridge carrying jaw member of the ~urgical stapling instrument of Figure 27; an~
Figure 30 is an enlarged rear view of the ~taple cartridge of Figures 14-16; shown on the sheet with Figure 1 Detailed Descri ~ nt Referring to Figur~s 1 and 2~ the present invention is embodied in a linear anastomotic stapling instrument, generally 20~ comprisiny an upper elongated anvil carrying jaw member.22 and a lower elongated ;,`
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staple cartridge carrying jaw member 24. Upper anvil carrying jaw member 22 is supported by a handle 26 with a front portion of the jaw member extending forwardly therefrom. Lower staple cartridge carrying jaw member 24 is supported by a handle 28 with a front portion of the jaw member extending forwardly therefrom. As shown in Figure 3, upper handle 26 and lower handle 28 are suitably shaped to form a hand grip to facilitate the handling and operation of the stapling instrument by a surgeon. An enlarged ~ront protrusion 27 and a small rear protrusion 2~ are provided on each handle for this purpose. Upper handle 26 is notched at its front end to provide cutaway areas 25 on its opposite sides which prevent tissue from being pinched between handles 26 and 28. Preferably, handles 26 and 28 are made of plastic or other lightweight material, while jaw members 22 and 24 are made of stainless steel or other similar material.
As shown in Figure 5, upper jaw member 22 comprises a one-piece elongated channel-shaped frame including a pair of opposed, elongated side walls 30 connected by a top wall 31. Upper handle 26 includes a pair of depending ears 32 located inside the upper handle adjacent to its front end. Upper jaw member 22 includes a slot 34 ~Figure 4~ formed at an intermediate position along its top wall 31 throu~h which depending ears 32 project downward. A latch pin 36 extPnds through circular holes formed in side walls 30 of upper jaw member 22 and through circular holes formed in depending ears 32 to pivotally connect the upper jaw member to upper handle 26. T~e opposite ends of latch pin 36 extend laterally outward from upper jaw member 22 ~ 2 ~
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depending cylindrical guide pole 37 ~Figure 4) formed inside upper handla 26 extends downward through a circular opening 39 (Fiyure 5) formed in top wall 31 of upper jaw member 22 to maintain the alignment of jaw member 22 on handle 26.
Referring to Figure 5, the front portion of upper jaw member 22 is provided with a pair of elongated inwardly extending flanges 38 which define an anvil 40 of the stapling instrument. Flanges 38 are separated by a central longitudinal slot 42 which extends along the entire length of anvil 40. At the proximal end of central ælot 42, the flanges 38 are provided with inwardly sloped guide surfaces 41. Each flange 38 is also provided with two longi~udinal rows of uniformly spaced staple-formin~ pockets 44. At the distal end of central longitudinal slot 42, b~th flanges 38 are slightly increased in width to define a narrower front region 45 of slot 42.
Referring to Figures 4 and 5, a tapered anvil tip 46 is mounted at the front of anvil carrying jaw member 22 to facilitate the insertion of the jaw member into hollow, tubular body organs. Anvil tip 46 is removably attached to an elongated body 48 ~Fig~re 4) which is inserted through the longitudinal passageway above anvil 40 defined by side walls 30 and flanges 38 of the upper jaw member. This elongated body 48 extends betwe~n depending ears 32 above latch pin 36 and includes an enlarged rear portion 50 located behind ears 32 to hold body 48 in place on upper jaw member 22.
Body 48 includes a pair of depending flanges 51 (Figure -5) located on its opposite sides which are disposed behind anvil flanges 38 of the upper jaw member.
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Referring to Figures 2 and 6, lower cartridge carrying jaw member 24 comprises a one-piece elongated channel-shaped frame including a pair of oppased, elongated side walls 52 connected by a bottom wall 53.
Along the rearward portion of lower jaw member 24, a pair of spaced, elongated up~itanding side ~langes 54 ~Figure 2~ extend upward fronn its opposed side walls 52 As shown in Figures 5 and 6, the width of lower jaw member 24 between its side flanges 54 is greater than the width of upper jaw member 22 between its side walls 30 to permit the rear portion of the upper jaw member to be received between side flanges 54 of the lower jaw member when the stapling instrument is assembled for operation. As shown in Figure 2, each side flange 54 of lower jaw member 24 includes a vertical notch 56 located in alignment with latch pin 36 on upper jaw member 22.
When upper jaw member 22 and lower jaw member 24 are assembled, the opposite ends of latch pin 36 are received in notc~es 56. As sh~wn in Figure 18, each depending flange 51 of elongated body 48 is the same in height as side walls 30 of upper jaw member 22. When a piece of tubular tissue is located on upper jaw member 22, flanges 51 prevent the ti~sue from moving into the space between side walls 30 to avoid pinchins of the tissue at the proximal ends of anvil 40 and staple cartridge 60.
As shown in Figures 2 and 6, lower jaw member 24 supports a staple cartridge 60 which is adapted to receive a plurality of sur~ical staples 61 (Figure 18) arranged in at least two laterally spaced longitudinal rows. Preferably~ staple cartridge 60 is removably mounted at the front portion of lower jaw member 24 ~ .
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between its side walls 52. Staple cartridge 60 is divided longitudinally by a central, elongated slot 62 (Figure 6) which extends from the proximal end of the cartridge toward its d~stal end. Preferably, a plurality of staple openings 64 formed in staple cartridge 60 is arranged in two pairs of laterally spaced rows, with each pair of rows disposed on opposite sides of central longitudinal slot 62. A plurality of surgical staples 61 (Figure 18) are mounted within openings 64 of cartridge 60. As shown in Figure 6, the staple openings 64 in adjacent rows are staggered to provide more effective stapling of the tissue when the instrument is operated. Referring to Figures 15 and 16, staple cartridge 60 includes a pair of longitudinal slots 66 located on opposite sides of elongated central slot 62 and disposed between the staggered rows of openings 64 on each side of the central slot. Each longitudinal slot 66 extends from the proximal end of cartridge 60 towards its distal end.
As shown in Figure 17, a plurality of staple drivers 65 is slidably mounted in staple openings 64 for actuating the staples 61 which are loaded into staple cartridge 60. Referring to Figure 6, each staple driver 65 is designed to simultaneously actuate two staples 61 located in the adjacent rows provided in staple cartridge 60. Thus, a first set of staple drivers Ç5 is provided for actuating the staples 61 in the staggered rows located on one side of central longitudinal slot 62, and a second set of staple drivers 65 is provided for actuating the staples 61 in the pair of adjacent rows located on the other side of central longitudinal slot 62.
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As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the front or distal end of staple cartridge 60 includes a tapered tip 68 to f~cilitate the insertion of lower jaw member 24 into a hollow, tubular body organ. Immediately behind its tapered tip 68, staple cartridge 60 is provided with a pair of rearwardly extending protrusions 70 (one shown in Figure 14) which are received in corresponding notches provided in side walls 52 of lower jaw member 24. A~ shown in Figures 14 and 15, a pair of spac~d, parallel ~langes 71 extend rearwardly from opposite sides of staple cartridge 60. A pair of depending arms 72 (one shown in Figure 14) extends downwardly from flanges 71 at the rear of staple cartridge 60. Each arm 72 is provided with a rounded, downwardly facing notch 74. When cartridge 60 is assembled on lower jaw member 24, its protrusions 70 are received in corresponding notches provided at the front ends of side walls 52 and its depending arm~ 72 extend downwardly through an opening 76 (Figure 4~ formed in bottom wall 53 of jaw member 240 Lower jaw member 24 includes a pair of depending ears 78 tFigure l9) extending downwardly from its side walls 52 on opposite sides of spening 76O A
pivot pin 80 ext~nds through holes formed in depending ears 78 of lower jaw member 24 and into rounded notches 74 of depending arms 72 on staple cartridge 60. The rounded notches 74 are designed to provide a snap it over pivot pin 80 to releaseably fasten staple cartridge 60 to lower jaw member 24. The opposite ends of pivot ~ -pin 80 are received in and supported by grooves 81 tFigures 3 and 6) formed along opposite sides of the interior of lower handle 28~
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Referring to Figure 2, the stapling instrument 20 includes a latching mechanism, generally 90, for latching upper jaw member 22 and lower jaw member 24 together at an intermediate position along the jaw members~ Pre~erably, jaw members 22 and 24 are latched together at a position adjacent to the proximal ends of anvil 40 and staple cartridge 60. In the preferred embodiment, latching mechanism 90 comprises a latch arm 92 (Figure 2) pivotally connected to lower jaw member 24 .
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via pivot pin 80 (Figure 4). Latch arm 92 is channel-shaped in configuration and includes a pair of opposed, elongated side walls 94 ~Figure 6) which are spaced apart by a distance sui.ficient to span side walls 52 of lower jaw member 24. Each side wall 94 of latch arm 92 includes an upwardly and forwardly extending hook member 96 provided with a forwardly facing slot 98 for receiving latch pin 36~ As shown in Figure 2, a downwardly inclined cam surface 97 extends rearwardl~
from the front of hook member 96 into its forwardly facing slot 98. In addition, a round detent 99 in the form of an inwardly extending depression is provided at the rear of hook member 96 for retaining latch arm 92 in a par~ially latched position as explained in more detail below.
Reerring to Figure 2, a cover 100 is mounted on the lower surface of latch arm 92. When latch arm 92 is closed, as shown in Figure 3, cover 100 is ali~ned with the bottom of low.er handle 28 to facilitate the handling and operation of stapling instrument 20 by the surgeon.
Preferably, the cover 100 is made of plastic or other lightweight material, while latch arm 92 is made of stainless steel. As shown in Figuire 7, the cover 100 includes elongated flanges 102 and 104 extending outwardly from its opposite sides which serve as .
fingergrips to enable latch arm 9~ to be pivoted downward from its latched to its unlatched position.
Wh0n latch arm 92 is moved to its closed or latched position, the surfaces of slots 98 of hook members 96 cooperate with latch pin 36, acting as an over-center latch to maintain latch arm 92 in its latched position.
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In accordance with the invention, means is provided for re~aining the latching mechanism 90 in a partially latched position with jaw members 22 and 24 loosely connected ~ogether to permit staple cartridge 60 and anvil 40 to be adjusted in position on the tissue without disconnecting the jaw members from each other.
Referring to Figures 22 and 23, the retaining means is embodied as a round detent 99 in the form of an inwardly extending depression which is formed on hook member 96 at a position ~paced rearwardly from forwardly facing slot 98. Preferably, latch arm 92 is movable from an unlatched position (Figure 2) which permits jaw members 2~ and 24 to be completely disconnec~ed ~o a latched position (Figure 3) which locks jaw members 22 and 24 together. Latch arm 92 is also movable to a partially latched position (Figure 22) in which latching mechanism 30 is loosely engagPd with upper jaw member 22 to permit anvil 40 and staple cartridge 60 to be adjusted in position on the tissue while jaw members 22 and 24 20 remain connected together.
With latch arm 92 in its ope~ or unlatched position (Figure 2), hook members 96 are positioned rearwardly of 810ts 56 to permit latch pin 36 to be freely moved into and out of slots 56 in the assembly -25 and disassembly of jaw members 22 and 24 With latch arm 92 moved to its closed position, hook members 96 are moved forwardly to a position extending across slots 56.
As latch arm 92 is moved to its closed or latched position, with latch pin 36 inserted into slot~ 56, .:
latch pin 56 is engaged by inclined cam surfaces 97 and moved downwardly within slots 56~ When latch arm 92 arrives at its fully latched position (Figure 3) 7 hook members 96 are moved to a position above latch pin 36 . . ' ` '':' , :
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which is received within forwardly facing slots 98.
With latch arm 92 in its latched position, latch pin 36 is received within forwardly facing slots 98 and held at a position near the bottom of each slot 56.
In addition, latch arm 92 is movable to an intermediate or partially latched position (Figure 22) in which detent 99 is received at the front end of an elongated slot 122 formed in one side flange 54 of lower jaw member 24 and the front ends of hook members 96 are disposed across slots 56. With detent 99 located in elongated slot 122 (Figure 23), inclined cam surfaces 97 of hook members 96 are disposed across slots 56 to confine latch pin 36 within slots 56 and to permit `.
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indicated by arrow 106, to allow the front ends of jaw members 2~ and 24 to be separated without disconnecting the jaw members from each other. Thus, the intermediate detent position of latch arm 92 enables the jaw members 22 and 24 to be adjusted in position on tissue located therebetween without completely disconnecting the jaw members.
Referring to Figures 6 and 10, the preferred embodiment of stapling instrument 20 includes an improved pusher bar and knife blade assembly, generally 110, which is slidably mounted for longitudinal movement relative to upper and lower jaw members 22 and 24, ;
respectively, for driving staples 61 from staple cartridge 60 into tissue gripped between the jaw members, forming staples 61 against anvil 40, and cutting the tissue along a line between the rows of staples formed in the tissue. Pusher bar and knife blade assembly 110 includes a pusher block 112 (Figure .
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6) which is slidably received within the lower channel-shaped jaw member 24 between its upstanding side flanges 54. As shown in Figure 11, pusher block 112 is attached to an actuator knob 114 by a 1ange 116 which includes a laterally projecting finger 118 provided with , a longitudinally extending notch 119 on its top surfacea Finger 118 is snap-fitted into a lateral slot 120 formed in pusher block 112 to locat~e notch 119 underneath a longitudinal locking bar 121 to secure pusher block 112 and actuator knob 114 together. Flange 116 of actuator knob 114 extends through and rides along the elongated slot 122 (Figure 2) formed in one side flange 54 of lower jaw member 24.
The pusher bar and knife blade assembly 110 includes a pair of staple pusher bars 124 (Figure 10) projecting forwardly from pusher block 112. Pusher bars 124 are slidably received in longitudinal slots formed in a guide block 125 IFigure S) mounted on lower jaw member 24 between rear flanges 71 of staple cartridge 60 to alisn pusher bars 124 with elongated slots 66 (Figure 16) of staple cartridge 60. Pusher block 112 is -provided with a pair of vertical slots 126 ~Figure 11) in which pusher bars 124 are sQcured. As shown in Figure 10~ the front end of each staple pusher bar 124 is provided with a wedge-shaped tip 128 which defines an inclined cam surface 130 for engaging staple drivers 65 as pusher bars 124 are advanced into staple cartridge 60. As shown in Figure 21, each staple driver 65 is provided with a sloped surface 132 oriented at a similar angle to cam surface 130 of each staple pusher bar 124 to provide a flat, sliding contact between the surfacesO
~uide block 125 includ~s a depending central section 131 (Figures 18 and l9) which extends downward through opening 76 in bottom wall 53 of lower jaw member 24 and includes a lateral bore for receiving pivot pin 80. The opposite ends of pivot pin 80 are supported by grooves 81 (Figures 3 and 6) formed in lower handle 28 to attach guide block 125 ancl lower jaw member 24 to lower handle 28. The rear end of lower jaw member ~4 is secured to lower handle 28 by a pin 133 extending upward through a hol~ in its lower wall 53 and formed into an enlarged head 135 (Figure 6).
Referring to Figures 6 and 10, the pusher bar and knife blade assembly 110 includes a knife block 134 which is slidably mounted for longitudinal movement along lower ~aw member 24 between its upstanding side flanges 54. Rnife block 134 includes a knife support bar 136 which extends forwardly into a central longitudinal slot 137 formed in guide block 125 in alignment with c~ntral longitudinal slot 62 of staple cartridge 60~ An inclin d knife blad~ 138 provided with a beveled cutting edge 140 is located at the front end of knife support bar 136. The beveled cutting edge of knife blade 138 is oriented at an angl~ relative to elongate jaw members 22 and 24 and is slidably received in central longitudinal slot 137 of guide block 125.
As shown in Figures 4 and 6, with the pusher bar and knife assembly 110 retracted, knife blade 138 is positioned in central slot 137 of guide block 125. WhPn .
the pusher bar and knife assembly 110 is advanced, knife blade 138 is guided by central slot 137 ~Figure 6) and sloped guid~ surfaces 84 (Figure 15) into central longitudinal slot 62 of staple cartridge 60 and by .
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sloped guide surfaces 41 ~Figure 5) into central longitudinal slot 42 of anvil 40.
In the preferred embodiment of stapling instrument 20, knife block 134 includes a pair of longitudinal slots 135 (Figure 20~ extending therethrough which slidably receive staple pusher bars 124 to permit pusher block 112 to slide relative to the knife block. Accordingly, when pusher block 112 is advanced toward staple cartridge 60 by actuator knob 114, staple pusher bars 124 slide through knife block 134 which remains stationary until the pusher block moves into engagement with the knife block. After knife block 134 is engaged by pusher block 112, the knife block and pusher block advance simultaneously toward staple cartridge 60. As shown in Figure 18~ knife blade 138 is advanced from guide block 125 into staple ;~
cartridge 60 along with staple pusher bars 124, forming staples 61 in the tissue gripped between the jaw members and cutting the tissue between the staple rows.
Thereafter, when actuator knob 114 is retracted, pusher block 112 initially slides staple pusher bars-124 backward through knife block 134 which remains stationa~y. Each staple pusher bar 124 includes an offset portion 142 which moves into engagement with knife block 134 after staple pusher bars 124 are withdrawn by a predetermined distance. With offset portions 142 of staple pusher bars 124 engaging knife block 134~ pusher block 112 and knife block 134 are simultaneously retracted by actuator knob 114 to return pusher bars 124 and knife blade 138 to the start position in guide block 125.
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L2~6 In accordance with the invention, stapling instrument 20 is prov~ded with jaw clamping means for applying clamping forces to the jaw members to urge staple cartridge 60 and anvil 40 together during the formation of staples 61. The jaw clamping means includes a cam means for urging the jaw members apart at a position remote from the latching mechanism to resist the forces exerted on the staple cartridge 60 and the anvil 40 when staples 61 are formed. In the preferred embodiment, the cam means is mounted on one of the jaw members and engageable with th~ other jaw member for moving said jaw members apart at the remote position to urge the staple cartridge 60 and the anvil 40 together.
- Preferably, a cam member is pivotally mounted on one of the jaw members at a position remote from the latching mechanism. The cam member is pivotable from a first inoperative position to a second operative position to move the remote ends of the jaw members apart. The cam member is operable by pusher block 112 of pusher bar and knife blade assembly 110 to move to its operative position when the pusher block is advanced and to return to its inoperative position when ~he pusher block is retracted.
In the preferred embodiment of the stapling instrument 20, a cam mechanism, gener~lly 150, is located adjacent to the rear end of lower jaw member 24, as shown in Figure 4O Cam mechanism 150 includes a cam member 152 pivotally mounted on a transverse pivot pin 154 extending bet~een upstanding side flanges 54 of lower jaw member 240 Cam member 152 includes a first lower cam surface 156 for engaging top wall 31 of upper jaw member 22 with cam 152 in its first inoperative .
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position (Figure 12) and a second higher cam surface 158 for engaging the top wall 31 of upper jaw member 22 with cam 152 disposed in its second operative position (Figure 13). First cam surface 156 is arranged to maintain upper and lower jaw members substantially parallel with cam 152 in its inoperative position.
Second cam surface 158 is arranged to raise the rear end of upper jaw member 22 by approximately 0~125 inch (3.2 mm) when cam 152 pivots from its inoperative position to its operative position. In addition, upper jaw member 22 is sufficiently flexible to permit the rear portion of upper jaw member 22 to move upward away from lower jaw member 24 when cam member 152 is moved from its inoperative position to its opèrative position.
As shown in Figure 4, cam member 152 includes a radially extendi~g notGh 160 which divides the cam into a large front finger 162 and a small rear finger 164~
Front cam finger 162 includes a flat, rearwardly ~acing surface 165, and rear cam finger 164 includes a sloped~
forwardly facing surface 166~ With cam 152 in its inoperative position, front cam finger 162 and rear cam finger 164 extend downwardly -through an elongated slot 168 formed in bottom wall 53 of lower jaw member 24. As shown in Figure 13, cam member 152 includes a semi-circular notch 169 formed on front cam finger 162 in a position to receive guide pole 37 when cam member 152 is moved into its operativë position. Guide pole 37 serves to maintain ~he alignment of upper jaw member 22 when its rear end is moved upwardly by cam member 152.
In the preferred embo~iment, cam member 152 is operable by pusher block 112 to move from its inoperative position to its operative position when the .
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pusher block is advanced. As shown in Figure 11, pu~her block 112 includes a pair of re,arwardly extending arms 170 which are spaced apart to define a gap 172 therebetween. The rear ends of arms 170 are connected by a cam actuator pin 174 which extends across gap 172.
Referring to Figures 4 and ll, with cam member 152 disposed in its inoperative posi~ion, front cam finger 162 extends through gap 172 between arms 170 of pusher block 112, while cam actuator pin 174 is received in notch 160 between front finger 162 and rear finger 164 of the cam member.
As shown in Figure 12, with cam member 152 disposed in its first inoperative position, top wall 31 of upper jaw member 22 rests on first cam surfac~ 156 of the cam member. With cam member 152 in its inoperative position, top wall 31 of upper jaw member 22 is substantially parallel to bottom wall 53 of lower jaw member 24. In addition, pusher block 112 is located in its start position spaced rearwardly from knife block 134. When pusher block 112 is advanced, as indicated by ', arrow 182 (Figure 13), cam actùator pin 174 engages rear surface 165 of front cam finger 162 ~o rotate cam member 152 in a counter~clockwise diraction, as indicated by arrow 184, to pivot the cam member to its second operative position and move its second cam surface 158 into engagement with top wall 31 of upper jaw member 22.
With cam member 152 pivoted to its operative position, top wall 31 of upper~jaw member 22 is moved upwardly, as indicated by arrow 186, ,away from bottom wall 53 o~
lower jaw member 24. The cam member applies forces to upper,jaw member 22 and lower jaw member 24 which moves the rear portions of the jaw members apartO As a result ' ' ':
-of the movement the rear portions of upper jaw member 22 and lower jaw member 24 apart, additional cla~ping forces are applied to the front portions of upper jaw member 22 and lower jaw member 24 to clamp anvil 40 and staple cartridge 60 against the tissue gripped betwaen ;
the jaw members. Thus, anvil 40 and staple cartridge 60 are urged together to resist the forces exerted on the anvil and staple cartridge when pusher bar and knife blade assembly 110 is advanced to form staples 61 and cut the tissue.
Referring to Figure 13~ when pusher block 112 is retracted after staples 61 are formed, cam actuator pin 174 engages sloped surface 166 of rear cam finger 164 to pivot cam member 152 in a clockwise direction. As cam actuator pin 174 moves along sloped surface 166 into notch 160, cam member 152 pivots in a clockwise direction and returns to its first inoperative position (Figure 12) with its first cam surface 156 in engagement with top wall 31 of upper jaw member 22. As a result~
the forces exerted on the rear portions of upper jaw member 22 and lower jaw member 24 by cam 152 are released and top wall 31 of upper jaw member 22 returns to a substantially parallel relationship with bottom wall 53 of lower jaw member 24; Similarly, the clamping forces applied to the front portions of jaw members 22 and 24 are released to unc}amp anvil 40 and staple cartridge 60~ ~
~ In the preferred embodiment of stapling instrument 20, a first pair of upstanding f~exible retainer arms 192 (Figures 12 and 24) is provided inside lower handle 28 for retaining cam member 152 in it~
inoperative position tFigure 12) with pusher block 112 , ~X~ 6 retracted. In addition, a second pair of upstanding flexible retainer arms 194 ~Figures 13 and 25) is provided inside lower handle 28 for retaining cam member 152 in its operative position (Figure 13) with pusher block 112 advanced. Cam member 152 is provided with a pair of round lugs 196 extending laterally outward from opposite sides of its rear cam finger 164 which cooperate with retainer arms 192 and 194 to retai~ cam member 152 in its inoperative and operative positions, respectively. Cam member 152 also includes a pair of stop pins 198 located on rear cam finger 164 behind round lugs 196. The opposite ends of stop pins 198 extend laterally outward from rear cam finger 164 beyond - round lugs 196.
With pusher block 112 retracted and cam member 152 in its inoperative position (~igure 12), rear cam finger 164 and its round lugs 196 are located behind retainer arms 192. As shown in Figure 24t retainer arms 192 are spaced laterally apart by a distance less than the thickness of rear cam finger 164 and its round lugs 196. As a result, retainer arms 192 tend to resist movement of cam member 152 from lts inoperative toward its operative position. However, retainer arms 192 are sufficiently flexible to permit round lugs 196 and rear cam finger 164 to pass therebetween when pusher block 112 is advanced to move cam member 152 from its inoperative position to its operative position.
Similarly, retainer arms 194 are spaced laterally apart by a distance less than the thickness o~ rear cam finger 164 and its round lugs 196. However, retainer arms 194 are su~ficiently flexible to permit round lugs 195 and rear cam finger 164 to move therebetween when cam member 152 is moved into its operative position.
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Referring ~o ~igures 13 and 25, with cam member 152 in its operative position~ rear cam finger 164 and its round lugs 196 are captured between flexible retainer arms 194 to retain cam member 152 in its operative position with pusher block 112 advanced. Stop pins 198 extend sufficiently outward from rear cam finger 164 to engage retainer arms 194 and resist movement of cam member 152 beyond its operative position. Thuæ, cam member 152 is retained in its operative position until pusher block 112 is retracted to return cam member 152 from its operative position to its inoperative position. When cam member 152 returns to its inoperative position ~Figures 12 and 24), retainer arms 192 are flexed apart by round lugs 196 to pPrmit rear cam ~inger 164 to pass between retainer arms 192. With cam member 152 returned to its inoperative positionr round lugs 196 are located behind retainer arms 192 which resist movement of cam member 152 away from its inoperative position to retain pusher block 112 retrac~ed.
The preferred embodiment of stapling inst~ument 20 includes spacer means mounted on one of the jaw members for maintaining a predetermined gap between staple cartridge 60 and anv~;l 40 of th~ stapling instrument. Referring to Figures 4 and 6, this spacer means is embodied a~ a spacer pin 200 mounted adjacent to the distal end of staple cartridge 60. Spacer pin 200 extends vertically upward from bottom wall 53 of lower jaw member 24 through s~aple cartridge 60~and projects upwardly from the top of the staple cartridge by a predetermined distance. As shown in Figure 26, flanges 38 of anvil 40 include inwardly offset flange :, .
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sections 202 which define the narrow front region 45 of central longitudinal slot 42 for receiving spacer pin 200. Spacer pin 200 ~Figure 2~) has a round tip which is received in the narrow front region 45 of slot 42 (Figure 26) to maintaln the distal ends of an~il 40 and staple cartridge 60 in alignment with a predetermined gap therebetween. With the stapling instrument assembled for operation ~Figure 4), spacer pin 200 engages flange sections 202 (Figure 26) to ~maintain a predetermined gap and alignment between anvil 40 and staple cartridge 60.
In the operation of stapling instrument 20, the tissue to be stapled and cut must be initially placed between jaw members 22 and 24 ~nd clamped by the jaw members. Thus, handles 26 and 28 are unlatched by pivotal movement of la~ch arm 92 ~ownward to its unlatched position (Figure 2). As a result, the opposite ends of latch pin 36 are disengaged from slots 98 ~ormed in hook members 96 of latching arm ~2.
Thereafter, upper and lower jaw members 22 and 24 can be separated by disengag~ng latch pin 36 from slots 56 formed in side flanges 54 of the lower jaw member.
Next, the tissue to be stapled and cut is placed on jaw memb~rs 22 and 24. For example, as shown in Figure 17, a piece of tubular, intestinal tissue may be slipped onto the front portion of each jaw member.
After the tissue is placed on the jaw member, stapling ins~rumen~ 20 is reassembled. The reassembly can be accomplished by aligning latch pin 36 with vertical slots 56 formed in upstanding side flanges 54 of lower jaw member 24. Thereafter, side flanges 54 of lower jaw member 24 are positioned inside upper handle 26, spannins side walls 30 of upper jaw member 22, while the :
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opposite ends of latch pin 36 are inserted into vertical slots 56. Finally, latch arm 92 is pivoted upward to its latched position (Figure 3) with its cover 100 flush with the bottom of lower handle 28. As a result~ hook members 92 are pivoted over latch pin 36 and slots 98 receive the opposite ends of the latch pin. Thus, upper jaw member 22 and lower jaw member 24 are latched together at an intermediate position therealong adjacent to anvil 40 and staple cartridge 60. In addition, spacer pin 200 engages flange sections 202 ~Figure 26) of anvil 40 throu~h the body tissue to maintain a predetermined gap and alignment between anvil 40 and staple cartridge 60.
If it is necessary to adjust jaw members 22 and 24 in position on ~he tissue, latch arm 92 is pivoted to its partially latched position (Figure 22) with jaw members 22 and 24 loosely connected together. Latch arm 92 is retained in its partially latched position by detent 99 which is located in elongated slot 122 of lower jaw member 24. As shown in Figure 23, each hook member 96 is retained in the partially latched position with its inclined cam surface 97 extending across slo~
56 to confine latch pin 36 therein. As a result, latch pin 36 is capable of limited vertical movement within slots 56 to permit the front ends o jaw members 22 and 24 to be separated, as shown in Figure 22, while jaw members 22 and 2~ remain loosely connected together.
Thus, with latching mechanism 90 in its partially latched position, jaw members 22 and 24 can be adjusted in position on the tissue without completely disconnecting the jaw members. After jaw members 22 and 24 are located in the desired position on the tiss~e, latch arm 92 is returned to its fully latched position . (Figure 3) to lock jaw members 22 ancl 24 together~
After the tissue is clamped between the jaw members, stapling instrument 20 is flred by advancing actuator knob 114 to actuate the pusher bar and knife blade assembly 110. Initially, in the actuation of cam mechanism lS0l pusher block ].12 and pusher bars 124 (Figure 4) are advanced, while knife block 134 remains stationary. Since only pusher block 112 and its pusher bars 124 are advanced to actuate cam member 152, the initial force required to operate stapling instrument 20 is minimi2ed. .
Referring to Figure 12, during the initial ' advance of pu~her block 112, pusher bars 124 slide through knife block 134 and the wedge-shaped tips 128 of the pusher bars begin to advance throug~ 510ts 66 of staple cartridge 600 The wedge-shaped tips 128 of pusher bars 124 are guided into slots 66 by guide block 125 and rear fIanges 71 of staple cartridge 60 (Figure 6). As pusher block 112 advances toward knife block 134, its cam actuator pin 174 engages rear surface 165 of front cam finger 162 to pivot cam 152 counter-clockwise, as indicated by arrow 184 of Figure 13, to move the second cam surface 158 of the cam member into engagement with top wall 31 of upper jaw member ~2.
Cam member 152 applies forces to upper jaw member 22 and lower jaw member 24 which move the rear portions of the jaw members apart. As a result, the rear end Qf top .
wall 31 of upper jaw member 22 i8 moved upward by approximately 0.125 inch ~3.2 mm) relative to the rear end of bottom wall 53 of lower jaw member 24. The movement of the rear ends of ]aw members 22 and 24 apart .
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Referring to Figure 13, after cam mechanism 150 is actuated, pusher block 112 subsequently engages knife block 134 to begin the longitudinal movement of knife block 134 toward staple cartridge 60. Preferably, ~he initial spacing between pusher block 112 and knife block 134 is arranged such that pusher block 112 engages knife block 134 slightly before cam member 152 arrives at its operative position. Alternatively, the initial spacing between pusher block 112 and knife block 134 can be arranged such t~at pusher block 112 initially engages knife block 134 after the movement of cam member 152 to `
its operative position is completed. When pusher block 112 engages knife block 134, the advance of knife blade 138 along central longitudinal slots 42 and 62 of anvil 40 and staple cartridge 60, respectively, is initiated.
Thereafter, staple pusher bars 124 and knife blade 138 are advanced simultaneously to staple and cut the tissue gripped between anvil 40 and staple cartridge 60.
As pusher block 112 is advanced, staple pusher bars 124 are moved longitudinally along slo~s 66 provided in staple cartridge 60. The two wedge-like cam surfaces 130 of staple pusher bars 124 move through . . .
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slots S6 into engagement with the sloped surfases of staple drivers 65 to sequentially drive staples ~1 from cartridge 60 and to form staples 61 into B-shaped configuration against anvil flanges 38. The cam surfaces 130 are located at the same distance from pusher block 11~ to simultaneously actu~te staple drivers 65 located on opposite sides of central longitudinal slot S2. At the same time, knife block 134 is advanced to move knife blade 138 from central slot 137 of guide block 125 through cen~ral longitudinal slot 42 of anvil 40 and through central longitudinal slot 62 of staple cartridge 60 to cut the tissue gripped between the jaw members. The additional clamping forces applied to the front portions of upper jaw member 22 and lower jaw member 24 via cam mechanism 150 tend to resist the forces exerted on anvil 40 and staple cartridge 60 when staples 61 are formed.
Initially, as shown in Figures 12 and 24, cam member 152 i5 re~ained in its inoperative position by round lugs 96 which are located behind the irst pair of flexible retainer arms 192 with pusher block 112 retracted. As pusher block 112 begins to advance, retainer arms 192 are flexed apart by round lugs 96 to permit rear cam finger 164 to pass therebetween. As shown in Figures 13 and 25, when cam member 152 is moved to its operative position, rear cam finger 164 and its round lugs 196 are captured between the second pair of flexible retainer arms 194 to retain cam member 152 in its operative position while pusher block 112 is advanced. Stop pins 198 on rear cam finger 164 resist movement of cam member 152 beyond its operative position. Thus, cam member 152 is retained in its operative position until pusher block 112 is retracted.
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After pusher block 112 is fully advanced to ~orm all of the staples in cartridge 60, the pusher block is retracted toward its start position by retraction of actuator knob 114. Initially, only pusher block 112 moves backward from staple cartridge 60 because staple pusher bars 124 slide through knife block 134 which remains stationary. When offset portions 142 of staple pusher bars 124 engage the front of knife block 134, the knife block is moved backward from staple cartridge 60 along with pusher block 112. As a result, staple pusher bars 124 and knife blade 138 are simultaneously retracted from staple cartridge 60 and anvil 40.
As pusher block 112 r..eturn~ toward its start position~ cam actuator pin 174 engages sloped surface 166 of rear cam finger lS4 to pivot cam member 152 in a clockwise direction toward its inoperative position. As a result, round lugs 196 of rear cam finger 164 are released from flexible retainer arms 194. Cam actuator pin 174 moves along sloped surface 166 into slot 160 between cam fingers 162 and 164 to return cam member 152 }o its inoperative position. As a resul~, second cam surface 158 of cam member 152 is disengaged from the top wall of upper jaw member 22 and rear end of top wall 31 of upper jaw member 22 moves downward into engagement with first cam surface 156. At the same time, front cam finger 162 pivots downward into gap 172 between fingers 170 on pusher block 112, and both cam fingers 162 and 164 pivot downward into slot 168 form~d in bottom wall 53 of lower jaw member 24. Thereafter, with cam member 152 in its inoperative position, latching arm 92 can be pivoted downward, as shown in Figure 2, to permit upper jaw member 22 and lower jaw member 24 to be - .
disassembled. At this point, the cut and stapled tissue can be removed from the jaw members.
During the retraction of pusher block 112 to return cam member 152 to its inoperative position (Figures 12 and 24), retainer arms 192 are flexed apart by round lugs 196 to permit rear cam finger 164 to pass rearwardly between retainer arms 192. With cam member 152 return~d to its inoperative position, round lugs 196 are located behind retainer axms 192 to resist movememt of cam member 152 away from its inoperative position and retain pusher block 112 retracted.
The present invention can also be embodied in a surgical stapling instrument without a knife for performing surgical procedures in which only stapling of lS the tissue is required. Referring to Figures 27-29, a four-row linear surgical s~apler 220 incorporates all of the features of linear anastomosis stapling instrument 20 ~Figures 1-26) with the exception that knife support bar 136 and knife blade 138 (shown in Figures 4-6) are eliminated~ Otherwise, the structure of the no-knife, four-row linear surgical stapler 220 is substantially identical to linear anastomosis stapling instrument 20 described above. Accordingly, the same reference numeral~ used above in connection with the linear anastomosis stapling instrument 20 are used to identify the components of the four-row, linear stapler 220 which are identical.
The operation o the four-row linear stapler 220 is substantially identical to th linear anastomosis stapling instrumen~ 20 described above, except that no cut is made in the tissue. After anvil 40 and staple cartridge 60 are located in the desired position on the .
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tissue, latch arm 92 is pivoted to its closed position to lock jaw members 22 and 24 together. If necessary, latch arm 92 can be moved to its partially latched position with jaw members 22 and 24 loosely connected together to permit anvil 40 and staple cartridge 60 to be adjusted in position on the tissue. When actuator 114 and pusher block 112 arle advancPd, cam member 152 is moved from its inopera~ive posltion to its operative position to apply additional clamping forces to the front portions of jaw members 22 and 24 to grip the tissue between anvil 40 and staple cartridge 60. Four rows of formed staples are produced when actuator 114 and pusher block 112 are completely advanced to move pusher bars 124 into staple cartridge 60. Knife block 134 of the four-row linear stapler instrument 220 serves as a spacer which is advanced by pusher block 112 into engagement with guide block 125 to limit the extent of forward movement of pusher block 112 and staple pusher bar~ 124. When actuator 114 and pusher block 112 are retracted, knife block 134 is returned to its start position by offset portions 142 of staple pusher bars 124. When pusher block 112 is fully retracted) cam member 152 is returned from its operative position to its inoperative position to release the clamping forces exerted on jaw members 22 and 24~ Thereafter, latch arm 92 can be moved to its unlatched position to permit jaw members 22 and 24 to be disconnect~d and removed from the stapled tissue.
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anastomosis stapling instrument 20 and four-row linear stapler 220 are designed to be used with one or more disposable staple cartridges 60 to allow the same instrument to be reused ~or multiple stapling procedures in the course of surgery on a single patient. For example, if the surgical procedure requires more than one linear anastomosis to be performed on the same patient, disposable staple cartridge 60 can be replaced each time a new anastomosis is performed without the need for replacement of the entire stapling instrument.
By providing a disposable staple cartridge, the stapling instrument avoids the expense associated with using more than one stapling instrument on the same patient. In addition, the disposable staple cartridge is designed for convenience and ease o~ replacement to minimize the time requir~d to remove a spent staple cartridge and load a new staple cartridge into the instrument.
Accordingly, the stapling instrument achieves economy by saving both time and expense required for surgery.
Typically, stapling instrument 20 is packaged in a sterile pack which includes a staple cartridge 60 loaded with a set of staples ~1. Thus, to perform a first linear anastomosis, stapling instrument 20 is simply unpackaged and used with its oriyinal staple cartridge 60 to perform a linear anastomosis. I~ no further linear anastomosis is neces~ary, the entire stapling instrument 20 including its staple cartridge 60 can be di~carded. On the other han~, if another linear anastomosis must be performed on the same patient, the spent staple cartridge 60 can be raplaced with another staple cartridge loaded with a set of staples to enable the surgeon to perform another linear anastomosis on the , .
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Stapling instrument 20 can be reused in similar fashion as many times as a linear anastomosis is required in surgery on the same patient.
The invention in its broader aspects is not limited to the specific details shown and describecl, and modifications may be made in the structure of the linear anastomosis stapling instrument and other em~odiments of the stapling instrument disclosed without departing from the principles of the present invention.
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1. A surgical stapling instrument, comprising:
first and second cooperating elongate jaw members, one of said jaw members including staple carrying means adapted to receive a plurality of staples arranged in at least one row, and said other jaw member including anvil means adapted to form said staples, pusher means for driving the staples from said staple carrying means into tissue gripped between said jaw members and forming the staples against said anvil means to produce at least one row of staples in the tissue, means for latching said jaw members together with the tissue located between said staple carrying means and said anvil means, jaw clamping means for applying clamping forces to said jaw members to urge said staple carrying means and said anvil means together during the formation of said staples, and means for retaining said latching means in a partially latched position with said jaw members loosely connected together to permit said jaw members to be moved apart and said staple carrying means and said anvil means to be adjusted in position on the tissue without disconnecting said jaw members from each other.
first and second cooperating elongate jaw members, one of said jaw members including staple carrying means adapted to receive a plurality of staples arranged in at least one row, and said other jaw member including anvil means adapted to form said staples, pusher means for driving the staples from said staple carrying means into tissue gripped between said jaw members and forming the staples against said anvil means to produce at least one row of staples in the tissue, means for latching said jaw members together with the tissue located between said staple carrying means and said anvil means, jaw clamping means for applying clamping forces to said jaw members to urge said staple carrying means and said anvil means together during the formation of said staples, and means for retaining said latching means in a partially latched position with said jaw members loosely connected together to permit said jaw members to be moved apart and said staple carrying means and said anvil means to be adjusted in position on the tissue without disconnecting said jaw members from each other.
2. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 1, which includes:
knife means for cutting the tissue gripped between said jaw members along a line adjacent to said row of staples.
knife means for cutting the tissue gripped between said jaw members along a line adjacent to said row of staples.
3. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 1, wherein said latching means comprises:
a latch member pivotally mounted on one of said jaw members and engageable with said other jaw member to latch said jaw members together, said latch member being movable from an unlatched position which permits said jaw members to be completely disconnected to a latched position which locks said jaw members together, and said latch member being movable to a partially latched position loosely engaged with said other jaw member to permit said jaw members to be moved apart and said staple carrying means and said anvil means to be adjusted in position on the tissue while said jaw members remain connected together.
a latch member pivotally mounted on one of said jaw members and engageable with said other jaw member to latch said jaw members together, said latch member being movable from an unlatched position which permits said jaw members to be completely disconnected to a latched position which locks said jaw members together, and said latch member being movable to a partially latched position loosely engaged with said other jaw member to permit said jaw members to be moved apart and said staple carrying means and said anvil means to be adjusted in position on the tissue while said jaw members remain connected together.
4. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 1, which includes:
a latch pin mounted on one of said jaw members, a slot formed on said other jaw member for slidably receiving said latch pin when said jaw members are assembled, said latch means including a latch arm pivotally mounted on said other jaw member for engaging said latch pin within said slot to latch said jaw members together, said latch arm being movable from an open position which permits said latch pin to be freely moved into and out of said slot in the assembly and disassembly of said jaw members to a closed position which confines said latch pin within said slot to lock said jaw members together, and said latch arm being movable to an intermediate position which confines said latch pin within said slot and permits limited movement of said latch pin in said slot to allow the position of said jaw members to be adjusted relative to the tissue.
a latch pin mounted on one of said jaw members, a slot formed on said other jaw member for slidably receiving said latch pin when said jaw members are assembled, said latch means including a latch arm pivotally mounted on said other jaw member for engaging said latch pin within said slot to latch said jaw members together, said latch arm being movable from an open position which permits said latch pin to be freely moved into and out of said slot in the assembly and disassembly of said jaw members to a closed position which confines said latch pin within said slot to lock said jaw members together, and said latch arm being movable to an intermediate position which confines said latch pin within said slot and permits limited movement of said latch pin in said slot to allow the position of said jaw members to be adjusted relative to the tissue.
5. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 1, wherein:
said latching means is adapted to latch said jaw members together at an intermediate position therealong adjacent to said staple carrying means and said anvil means, and said jaw clamping means comprises cam means for urging said jaw members apart at a position remote from said latching means to urge said staple carrying means and said anvil means together to resist the forces exerted on said staple carrying means and said anvil means when the staples are formed.
said latching means is adapted to latch said jaw members together at an intermediate position therealong adjacent to said staple carrying means and said anvil means, and said jaw clamping means comprises cam means for urging said jaw members apart at a position remote from said latching means to urge said staple carrying means and said anvil means together to resist the forces exerted on said staple carrying means and said anvil means when the staples are formed.
6. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 5, wherein said cam means comprises:
a cam member pivotally mounted on one of said jaw members at a position remote from said latching means, said cam member being pivotable from a first inoperative position to a second operative position to move said jaw members apart at said remote position.
a cam member pivotally mounted on one of said jaw members at a position remote from said latching means, said cam member being pivotable from a first inoperative position to a second operative position to move said jaw members apart at said remote position.
7. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 6, which includes:
first means for retaining said cam member in its inoperative position, and second means for retaining said cam member in its operative position.
first means for retaining said cam member in its inoperative position, and second means for retaining said cam member in its operative position.
8. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 6, wherein:
said cam member includes a first lower cam surface for engaging said other jaw member with said cam member disposed in its first inoperative position and a second higher cam surface for engaging said other jaw member with said cam member disposed in its second operative position.
said cam member includes a first lower cam surface for engaging said other jaw member with said cam member disposed in its first inoperative position and a second higher cam surface for engaging said other jaw member with said cam member disposed in its second operative position.
9. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 6, wherein:
said cam member is operable by said pusher means to move from its inoperative position to its operative position when said pusher means is advanced and from its operative position to its inoperative position when said pusher means is retracted.
said cam member is operable by said pusher means to move from its inoperative position to its operative position when said pusher means is advanced and from its operative position to its inoperative position when said pusher means is retracted.
10. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 9, which includes:
first means for retaining said cam member in its inoperative position with said pusher means retracted, and second means for retaining said cam member in its operative position with said pusher means advanced.
first means for retaining said cam member in its inoperative position with said pusher means retracted, and second means for retaining said cam member in its operative position with said pusher means advanced.
11. A surgical stapling instrument, comprising:
first and second cooperating elongate jaw members, one of said jaw members including staple carrying means adapted to receive a plurality of staples arranged in at least one row, and said other jaw member including anvil means adapted to form said staples, pusher means for driving the staples from said staple carrying means into tissue gripped between said jaw members and forming the staples against said anvil means to produce at least one row of staples in the tissue, means for latching said jaw members together at a position adjacent to said staple carrying means and said anvil means, said latching means being operable from an unlatched position which permits said jaw members to be completely disconnected from each other to a latched position which locks said jaw members together with said staple carrying means and said anvil means in alignment, and means for retaining said latching means in a partially latched position with said jaw members loosely connected together to permit said jaw members to be moved apart and said staple carrying means and said anvil means to be adjusted in position on the tissue without disconnecting said jaw members from each other.
first and second cooperating elongate jaw members, one of said jaw members including staple carrying means adapted to receive a plurality of staples arranged in at least one row, and said other jaw member including anvil means adapted to form said staples, pusher means for driving the staples from said staple carrying means into tissue gripped between said jaw members and forming the staples against said anvil means to produce at least one row of staples in the tissue, means for latching said jaw members together at a position adjacent to said staple carrying means and said anvil means, said latching means being operable from an unlatched position which permits said jaw members to be completely disconnected from each other to a latched position which locks said jaw members together with said staple carrying means and said anvil means in alignment, and means for retaining said latching means in a partially latched position with said jaw members loosely connected together to permit said jaw members to be moved apart and said staple carrying means and said anvil means to be adjusted in position on the tissue without disconnecting said jaw members from each other.
12. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 11, which includes:
knife means for cutting the tissue located between said jaw members along a line adjacent to said row of staples.
knife means for cutting the tissue located between said jaw members along a line adjacent to said row of staples.
13. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 11, wherein said latching means comprises:
a latch member pivotally mounted on one of said jaw members and engageable with said other jaw member to latch said jaw members together, said latch member being movable from an unlatched position which permits said jaw members to be completely disconnected to a latched position which locks said jaw members together, and said latch member being movable to a partially latched position loosely engaged with said other jaw member to permit said jaw members to be moved apart and said staple carrying means and said anvil means to be adjusted in position on the tissue while said jaw members remain connected together.
a latch member pivotally mounted on one of said jaw members and engageable with said other jaw member to latch said jaw members together, said latch member being movable from an unlatched position which permits said jaw members to be completely disconnected to a latched position which locks said jaw members together, and said latch member being movable to a partially latched position loosely engaged with said other jaw member to permit said jaw members to be moved apart and said staple carrying means and said anvil means to be adjusted in position on the tissue while said jaw members remain connected together.
14. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 11, which includes:
a latch pin mounted on one of said jaw members, a slot formed on said other jaw member for slidably receiving said latch pin when said jaw members are assembled, said latch means including a latch arm pivotally mounted on said other jaw member for engaging said latch pin within said slot to latch said jaw members together, said latch arm being movable from an open position which permits said latch pin to be freely moved into and out of said slot in the assembly and disassembly of said jaw members to a closed position which confines said latch pin within said slot to lock said jaw members together, and said latch arm being movable to an intermediate position which confines said latch pin within said slot and permits limited movement of said latch pin in said slot to allow the position of said jaw members to be adjusted relative to the tissue.
a latch pin mounted on one of said jaw members, a slot formed on said other jaw member for slidably receiving said latch pin when said jaw members are assembled, said latch means including a latch arm pivotally mounted on said other jaw member for engaging said latch pin within said slot to latch said jaw members together, said latch arm being movable from an open position which permits said latch pin to be freely moved into and out of said slot in the assembly and disassembly of said jaw members to a closed position which confines said latch pin within said slot to lock said jaw members together, and said latch arm being movable to an intermediate position which confines said latch pin within said slot and permits limited movement of said latch pin in said slot to allow the position of said jaw members to be adjusted relative to the tissue.
15. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 11, which includes:
cam means for urging said jaw members apart at a position remote from said latching means to urge said staple carrying means and said anvil means together to resist the forces exerted on said staple carrying means and said anvil means when the staples are formed.
cam means for urging said jaw members apart at a position remote from said latching means to urge said staple carrying means and said anvil means together to resist the forces exerted on said staple carrying means and said anvil means when the staples are formed.
16. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 15, wherein said cam means comprises:
a cam member pivotally mounted on one of said jaw members at a position remote from said latching means, said cam member being pivotable from a first inoperative position to a second operative position to move said jaw members apart at said remote position.
a cam member pivotally mounted on one of said jaw members at a position remote from said latching means, said cam member being pivotable from a first inoperative position to a second operative position to move said jaw members apart at said remote position.
17. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 16, which includes:
first means for retaining said cam member in its inoperative position, and second means for retaining said cam member in its operative position.
first means for retaining said cam member in its inoperative position, and second means for retaining said cam member in its operative position.
18. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 16, wherein:
said cam member includes a first lower cam surface for engaging said other jaw member with said cam member disposed in its first inoperative position and a second higher cam surface for engaging said other jaw member with said cam member disposed in its second operative position.
said cam member includes a first lower cam surface for engaging said other jaw member with said cam member disposed in its first inoperative position and a second higher cam surface for engaging said other jaw member with said cam member disposed in its second operative position.
19. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 16, wherein:
said cam member is operable by said pusher means to move from its inoperative position to its operative position when said pusher means is advanced and from its operative position to its inoperative position when said pusher means is retracted.
said cam member is operable by said pusher means to move from its inoperative position to its operative position when said pusher means is advanced and from its operative position to its inoperative position when said pusher means is retracted.
20. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 19, which includes:
first means for retaining said cam member in its inoperative position with said pusher means retracted, and second means for retaining said cam member in its operative position with said pusher means advanced.
first means for retaining said cam member in its inoperative position with said pusher means retracted, and second means for retaining said cam member in its operative position with said pusher means advanced.
21. A surgical stapling instrument, comprising:
first and second cooperating elongate jaw members, one of said jaw members including a staple cartridge mounted at a front portion of said jaw member and adapted to receive at least two laterally spaced longitudinal rows of staples, and said other jaw member including an anvil mounted at a front portion of said jaw member and adapted to form said staples, a pusher bar and knife assembly slidable longitudinally relative to said elongate jaw members, said assembly including pusher means for driving the staples from said staple cartridge into tissue gripped between said jaw members and forming the staples against said anvil to produce a pair of laterally spaced staple rows in the tissue, and knife means for cutting the tissue gripped between said jaw members along a line between said staple rows, means for latching said jaw members together at an intermediate position therealong adjacent to said staple cartridge and said anvil with the tissue located therebetween, and means for retaining said latching means in a partially latched position with said jaw members loosely connected together to permit said front portions of said jaw members to be separated and said staple cartridge and said anvil to be adjusted in position on the tissue without disconnecting said jaw members from each other.
first and second cooperating elongate jaw members, one of said jaw members including a staple cartridge mounted at a front portion of said jaw member and adapted to receive at least two laterally spaced longitudinal rows of staples, and said other jaw member including an anvil mounted at a front portion of said jaw member and adapted to form said staples, a pusher bar and knife assembly slidable longitudinally relative to said elongate jaw members, said assembly including pusher means for driving the staples from said staple cartridge into tissue gripped between said jaw members and forming the staples against said anvil to produce a pair of laterally spaced staple rows in the tissue, and knife means for cutting the tissue gripped between said jaw members along a line between said staple rows, means for latching said jaw members together at an intermediate position therealong adjacent to said staple cartridge and said anvil with the tissue located therebetween, and means for retaining said latching means in a partially latched position with said jaw members loosely connected together to permit said front portions of said jaw members to be separated and said staple cartridge and said anvil to be adjusted in position on the tissue without disconnecting said jaw members from each other.
22. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 21; which includes jaw clamping means for urging said front portions of said jaw members together to clamp said staple cartridge and said anvil against the tissue gripped between said jaw members during the formation of said staples.
23. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 22, wherein said jaw clamping means comprises:
cam means for urging the rear portions of said jaw members apart at a position remote from said latching means to urge said front portions of said jaw members together to resist the forces exerted on said staple cartridge and said anvil when the staples are formed.
cam means for urging the rear portions of said jaw members apart at a position remote from said latching means to urge said front portions of said jaw members together to resist the forces exerted on said staple cartridge and said anvil when the staples are formed.
24. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 21, which includes:
spacer means mounted on one of said jaw members for maintaining said staple cartridge and said anvil in alignment with a predetermined gap therebetween.
spacer means mounted on one of said jaw members for maintaining said staple cartridge and said anvil in alignment with a predetermined gap therebetween.
25. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 21, which includes:
a spacer pin mounted on said staple cartridge for engaging said anvil with said jaw members assembled to align said staple cartridge and said anvil with a predetermined gap therebetween.
a spacer pin mounted on said staple cartridge for engaging said anvil with said jaw members assembled to align said staple cartridge and said anvil with a predetermined gap therebetween.
26. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 23, wherein said cam means comprises:
a cam member pivotally mounted on one of said jaw members at a position remote from said latching means, said cam member being pivotable from a first inoperative position to a second operative position to move said rear portions of said jaw members apart and to urge said front portions of said jaw members together.
a cam member pivotally mounted on one of said jaw members at a position remote from said latching means, said cam member being pivotable from a first inoperative position to a second operative position to move said rear portions of said jaw members apart and to urge said front portions of said jaw members together.
27. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 26, which includes:
first means for retaining said cam member in its inoperative position, and second means for retaining said cam member in its operative position.
first means for retaining said cam member in its inoperative position, and second means for retaining said cam member in its operative position.
28. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 26, wherein:
said cam member includes a first lower cam surface for engaging said other jaw member with said cam member disposed in its first inoperative position and a second higher cam surface for engaging said other jaw member with said cam member disposed in its second operative position.
said cam member includes a first lower cam surface for engaging said other jaw member with said cam member disposed in its first inoperative position and a second higher cam surface for engaging said other jaw member with said cam member disposed in its second operative position.
29. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 26, wherein:
said cam member is operable by said pusher means to move from its inoperative position to its operative position when said pusher means is advanced and to return from its operative position to its inoperative position when said pusher means is retracted.
said cam member is operable by said pusher means to move from its inoperative position to its operative position when said pusher means is advanced and to return from its operative position to its inoperative position when said pusher means is retracted.
30. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 29, which includes:
first means for retaining said cam member in its inoperative position with said pusher means retracted, and second means for retaining said cam member in its operative position with said pusher means advanced.
first means for retaining said cam member in its inoperative position with said pusher means retracted, and second means for retaining said cam member in its operative position with said pusher means advanced.
31. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 21, wherein said latching means comprises:
a latch member pivotally mounted on one of said jaw members and engageable with said other jaw member to latch said jaw members together, said latch member being movable from an unlatched position which permits said jaw members to be completely disconnected to a latched position which locks said jaw members together, and said latch member being movable to a partially latched position loosely engaged with said other jaw member to permit said front portions of said jaw members to be separated and said staple cartridge and said anvil to be adjusted in position on the tissue while said jaw members remain connected together.
a latch member pivotally mounted on one of said jaw members and engageable with said other jaw member to latch said jaw members together, said latch member being movable from an unlatched position which permits said jaw members to be completely disconnected to a latched position which locks said jaw members together, and said latch member being movable to a partially latched position loosely engaged with said other jaw member to permit said front portions of said jaw members to be separated and said staple cartridge and said anvil to be adjusted in position on the tissue while said jaw members remain connected together.
32. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 21, which includes:
a latch pin mounted on one of said jaw members, a slot formed on said other jaw member for slidably receiving said latch pin when said jaw members are assembled, said latch means including a latch arm pivotally mounted on said other jaw member for engaging said latch pin within said slot to latch said jaw members together, said latch arm being movable from an open position which permits said latch pin to be freely moved into and out of said slot in the assembly and disassembly of said jaw members to a closed position which confines said latch pin within said slot to lock said jaw members together, and said latch arm being movable to an intermediate position which confines said latch pin within said slot and permits limited movement of said latch pin in said slot to allow said said front portions of said jaw members o be separated and adjusted in position relative to the tissue.
a latch pin mounted on one of said jaw members, a slot formed on said other jaw member for slidably receiving said latch pin when said jaw members are assembled, said latch means including a latch arm pivotally mounted on said other jaw member for engaging said latch pin within said slot to latch said jaw members together, said latch arm being movable from an open position which permits said latch pin to be freely moved into and out of said slot in the assembly and disassembly of said jaw members to a closed position which confines said latch pin within said slot to lock said jaw members together, and said latch arm being movable to an intermediate position which confines said latch pin within said slot and permits limited movement of said latch pin in said slot to allow said said front portions of said jaw members o be separated and adjusted in position relative to the tissue.
33. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 21, which includes:
means for releasably fastening said staple cartridge to said one jaw member to permit said staple cartridge to be replaced and allow the stapling instrument to be reused with another staple cartridge.
means for releasably fastening said staple cartridge to said one jaw member to permit said staple cartridge to be replaced and allow the stapling instrument to be reused with another staple cartridge.
34. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 33, which includes:
finger grip means formed on said staple cartridge to enable said staple cartridge to be manually engaged and removed from said one jaw member.
finger grip means formed on said staple cartridge to enable said staple cartridge to be manually engaged and removed from said one jaw member.
35. A surgical stapling instrument including:
a first elongate jaw member adapted to support a staple cartridge, a second elongate jaw member having an anvil adapted to form staples ejected from said staple cartridge, a stationary guide block mounted on said first jaw member, and one or more pusher bars slidably mounted on said first jaw member and slidably supported by said guide block, said pusher bars adapted to eject the staples sequentially from said staple cartridge, said staple cartridge comprising an elongated body including one or more longitudinal slots for slidably receiving said pusher bars and a plurality of staple drivers engageable by said pusher bars in said slots for ejecting the staples from the cartridge and forming the staples against said anvil, means for releasably fastening said body of said staple cartridge to said first jaw member to permit said staple cartridge to be replaced and allow the stapling instrument to be reused with another staple cartridge, and flange means extending longitudinally from said body of said staple cartridge and cooperable with said guide block for receiving said pusher bars therebetween and aligning said pusher bars with said longitudinal slots in said staple cartridge.
a first elongate jaw member adapted to support a staple cartridge, a second elongate jaw member having an anvil adapted to form staples ejected from said staple cartridge, a stationary guide block mounted on said first jaw member, and one or more pusher bars slidably mounted on said first jaw member and slidably supported by said guide block, said pusher bars adapted to eject the staples sequentially from said staple cartridge, said staple cartridge comprising an elongated body including one or more longitudinal slots for slidably receiving said pusher bars and a plurality of staple drivers engageable by said pusher bars in said slots for ejecting the staples from the cartridge and forming the staples against said anvil, means for releasably fastening said body of said staple cartridge to said first jaw member to permit said staple cartridge to be replaced and allow the stapling instrument to be reused with another staple cartridge, and flange means extending longitudinally from said body of said staple cartridge and cooperable with said guide block for receiving said pusher bars therebetween and aligning said pusher bars with said longitudinal slots in said staple cartridge.
36. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 35, which includes:
finger grip means formed on said staple cartridge to enable said staple cartridge to be manually engaged and removed from said first jaw member.
finger grip means formed on said staple cartridge to enable said staple cartridge to be manually engaged and removed from said first jaw member.
37. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 35, wherein said spacer means comprises:
a spacer pin mounted on said staple cartridge for engaging said anvil with said jaw members assembled to align said staple cartridge and said anvil with a predetermined gap therebetween.
a spacer pin mounted on said staple cartridge for engaging said anvil with said jaw members assembled to align said staple cartridge and said anvil with a predetermined gap therebetween.
38. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 35, which includes:
an central longitudinal knife slot formed in said enlongated body between said pusher bar slots for slidably receiving a knife blade of said stapling instrument.
an central longitudinal knife slot formed in said enlongated body between said pusher bar slots for slidably receiving a knife blade of said stapling instrument.
39. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 38, which includes:
guide means formed on said body of said staple cartridge for guiding said knife blade into said central longitudinal slot
guide means formed on said body of said staple cartridge for guiding said knife blade into said central longitudinal slot
40. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 1, wherein:
said staple carrying means is disposable to allow the stapling instrument to be reused with other staple carrying means for surgery on the same patient.
said staple carrying means is disposable to allow the stapling instrument to be reused with other staple carrying means for surgery on the same patient.
41. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 11, wherein:
said staple carrying means is disposable to allow the stapling instrument to be reused with other staple carrying means for surgery on the same patient.
said staple carrying means is disposable to allow the stapling instrument to be reused with other staple carrying means for surgery on the same patient.
42. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 1, wherein said instrument is disposable.
43. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 42, wherein:
said staple carrying means is disposable to allow said instrument to be reused with other staple carrying means for surgery on the same patient before said instrument is disposed of.
said staple carrying means is disposable to allow said instrument to be reused with other staple carrying means for surgery on the same patient before said instrument is disposed of.
44. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 11, wherein said instrument is disposable.
45. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 44, wherein:
said staple carrying means is disposable to allow said instrument to be reused with other staple carrying means for surgery on the same patient before said instrument is disposed of.
said staple carrying means is disposable to allow said instrument to be reused with other staple carrying means for surgery on the same patient before said instrument is disposed of.
46. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 35, wherein said flange means comprises:
a pair of spaced, parallel flanges extending rearwardly from said body of said staple cartridge for receiving said guide block therebetween to align said pusher bars with said longitudinal slots.
a pair of spaced, parallel flanges extending rearwardly from said body of said staple cartridge for receiving said guide block therebetween to align said pusher bars with said longitudinal slots.
47. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 46, wherein:
said flanges are adapted to releasably connect said body of said staple cartridge to said first jaw member.
said flanges are adapted to releasably connect said body of said staple cartridge to said first jaw member.
48. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 47, wherein:
said first jaw member is channel-shaped and includes a pair of opposed, elongated side walls for receiving said elongated body of said staple cartridge therebetween, each of said side walls including a forwardly facing notch formed at the distal end thereof;
and said staple cartridge includes a pair of rearwardly extending protrusions formed on opposite sides of said body adjacent to the distal end thereof, said protrusions being removably received in said forwardly facing notches formed in said side walls of said first jaw member.
said first jaw member is channel-shaped and includes a pair of opposed, elongated side walls for receiving said elongated body of said staple cartridge therebetween, each of said side walls including a forwardly facing notch formed at the distal end thereof;
and said staple cartridge includes a pair of rearwardly extending protrusions formed on opposite sides of said body adjacent to the distal end thereof, said protrusions being removably received in said forwardly facing notches formed in said side walls of said first jaw member.
49. The surgical stapling instrument of claim 36, wherein said finger grip means comprises:
a pair of wing-like members projecting laterally from opposite sides of said elongated body adjacent to the proximate end of said staple cartridge.
a pair of wing-like members projecting laterally from opposite sides of said elongated body adjacent to the proximate end of said staple cartridge.
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