A surgical needle is adapted for use with a circular needle applier having a needle driver.
The surgical needle comprises an elongate body curved along a circular arc in a plane. The …

An apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturing is disclosed. A suturing device for
minimally invasive suturing includes proximal section having a proximal end, a distal end …

1,884, 149 2,291, 181 3,168,097 3,598.281 3,749,238 4,027,608 4,123,982 4,196,836
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An endoscopic tissue grasper device includes a flexible tubular member, a flexible shaft
extending through the tubular member, a proximal handle for moving the shaft and tubular …

A robotically controlled surgical instrument includes a first jaw and a second jaw used to
grasp an item, and a drive mechanism that increases the force applied to the item grasped …

(57) ABSTRACT A tissue closure device includes a pusher assembly having a drive arm
extending from a drive shaft and a drive mechanism at a distal end of the drive arm, wherein …

The present invention generally provides methods and devices for forming a pattern of
staples that conform to a selected shape of a Surgical stapler end effector. In one …

Devices for attaching a first mass and a second mass and methods of making and using the
same are disclosed. The devices can be made from an resilient, elastic or deformable …

Oct. 11, 2002, now abandoned, which is a continua-CE Eit is C SE tion-in-part of application
No. 10/216,069, filed on SSiStant Examiner—rew M11 ert Aug. 8, 2002, now abandoned …