Surgical stapling instruments structured for pump-assisted delivery of medical agents

A technology of reagents and structures, applied in the field of delivery and application of medical reagents, can solve problems such as the inability to realize the benefits of medical reagents

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-05-09
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC
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However, the configuration of many conventional surgical staplers and the procedures employing these staplers do not realize the benefits of medical agents or systems for dispensing medical agents

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[0069] The term "tissue" as used herein may include various human or animal tissues, membranes or other organic substrates. The term "tissue" may also include any substance, matrix or composition of matter capable of being cut and stapled by the various embodiments of the surgical stapling / cutting instruments described herein.

[0070] As used herein, the term "medical agent" includes various liquid chemical substances, or other compositions of matter in liquid form, that can be applied to tissue. Examples of "medical agents" include, but are not limited to, hemostatic agents, repair agents, adhesives, sealants, antibacterial agents, anti-infective agents, analgesics, and various other pharmaceutical or beneficial substances.

[0071] Referring generally to FIGS. 1-6 , and in conjunction with various embodiments of the present invention, a surgical cutting / stapling instrument 10 may be configured to have a handle portion 20 coupled to an implementation portion 22 . Implementa...

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A medical agent dispensing system and surgical instruments that employ the medical agent dispensing system are provided. The dispensing system may be structured for use with a surgical severing / stapling instrument structured for severing and stapling tissue. The dispensing system may include at least one storage reservoir structured for storing at least a component of a medical agent and a pump in communication with the storage reservoir; a delivery tube in communication with the pump which is structured to receive a quantity of the medical agent from the storage reservoir during operation of the pump; and, at least one agent tube in communication with the delivery tube which is structured for communication with a least one agent port formed in a staple cartridge or an anvil of the surgical instrument for dispensing the medical agent therethrough.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates generally to surgical instruments. More particularly, the present invention relates to the delivery and application of medical agents in connection with the use of surgical instruments to promote closure and healing of cut and stapled tissue. Background technique [0002] Conventional surgical staplers that can be used to simultaneously make an incision in tissue and apply suture to opposite sides of the incision are known in the art. Such instruments typically include a pair of cooperating jaw members that are capable of passing through a cannula channel when used in endoscopic or laparoscopic applications. One of the jaw members typically houses a staple cartridge having at least two laterally spaced rows of staples. The other jaw member defines an anvil having staple-forming slots correspondingly aligned with the rows of staples in the staple cartridge. Such a stapling instrument may also include a plurality of recip...

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IPC IPC(8): A61B17/00A61B17/04A61B17/3209A61B17/94A61M31/00B67D7/06
CPCA61B2017/00893A61B17/07207A61B17/07292A61B2017/07214A61B2017/00495
Inventor 弗雷德里克·E·谢尔顿四世杰罗姆·R·摩根
Owner ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC
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