CN109310434A - Surgical stapling system including non-clamping latching member - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a kind of surgical stapling components.The suture instruments include the cutting element for being configured to the nail bin of the tissue of suture patient and being configured to cutting tissue.The suture instruments further include the anvil block that can be moved between the open and the closed positions, against nail bin grip tissue.The anvil block is configured to deform nail when nail is projected from nail bin.In at least one embodiment, which includes latching member, which is configured to prevent cutting element from cutting tissue before nail is shaped.In at least one embodiment, which includes latching member, which is configured to prevent anvil block from opening in cutting element exposure.

Description

Surgical stapling system including non-clamping latching member

Background technique

The present invention relates to surgical instruments, and in various arrangements, are related to the surgery for being designed to suture and cut tissue Suture and cutting device and the nail bin being used therewith.

Detailed description of the invention

The various features of the embodiment described herein are managed in combination with following attached drawing according to being described below together with its advantage Solution:

Fig. 1 is the perspective view according to the surgical instruments including interchangeable surgical tool component of at least one embodiment；

Fig. 2 is another perspective view of the handle assembly of the surgical instruments of Fig. 1, and wherein a part of shank shell is omitted Component therein is contained in exposure；

Fig. 3 is the decomposition assembled view of the part of the handle assembly of the surgical instruments of Fig. 1 and Fig. 2；

Fig. 4 is the sectional perspective view of the handle assembly of Fig. 2 and Fig. 3；

Fig. 5 is the partial cross-sectional side view of the handle assembly of Fig. 2 to Fig. 4, and wherein the retained part of handle assembly is with reality Line is shown in a position relative to main housing portion and the main housing part shown in dotted line relative to handle assembly In another position divided；

Fig. 6 is the cross-sectional end view of line 6-6 interception of the handle assembly of Fig. 2 to Fig. 5 in Fig. 5；

Fig. 7 is the other end cross-sectional view of line 7-7 interception of the handle assembly of Fig. 2 to Fig. 6 in Fig. 5；

Fig. 8 is the other end cross-sectional view of the handle assembly of Fig. 2 to Fig. 7, is shown and the driving on rotation driving pod The shifter gear that gear is engaged；

Fig. 9 is another cross-sectional end view of the handle assembly of Fig. 2 to Fig. 8, is shown when shifter gear and rotation are driven Driving gear on dynamic pod is engaged the solenoidal position of shift device；

Figure 10 is another perspective view of the handle assembly of Fig. 2 to Fig. 9, and wherein certain parts of handle assembly are with cross section It shows and the access faceplate part of handle assembly is shown in dotted line；

Figure 11 is the top view of the handle assembly of Fig. 2 to Figure 11, and wherein emergency system is illustrated at actuatable position；

Figure 12 is the perspective view of the emergency shank of emergency system shown in Fig. 2 to Figure 11；

Figure 13 is the decomposition assembled view of the part of the emergency shank of Figure 12, wherein the part of emergency shank is shown with cross section Out；

Figure 14 is the cross-sectional elevational view of the handle assembly of Figure 11；

Figure 15 is the exploded view according to the interchangeable tools component of at least one embodiment；

Figure 16 is the perspective view of the interchangeable tools component of Figure 15；

Figure 17 is the sectional perspective view of the interchangeable tools component of Figure 15；

Figure 18 is the sectional exploded view of the interchangeable tools component of Figure 15；

Figure 19 is the perspective view of the articulation block of the interchangeable tools component of Figure 15；

Figure 20 be include Figure 19 articulation block Figure 15 interchangeable tools component actuated articulation joints section view Perspective view；

Figure 21 is another sectional perspective view of the actuated articulation joints of Figure 20；

Figure 22 is the partial exploded view of the interchangeable tools component of Figure 15；

Figure 23 is another partial exploded view of the interchangeable tools component of Figure 15；

Figure 24 is the partial exploded view of the actuated articulation joints of Figure 20；

Figure 25 is the sectional perspective view of the proximal end of the interchangeable tools component of Figure 15；

Figure 26 is the end-view of the interchangeable tools component of Figure 15；

Figure 27 is the cross-sectional view of line 27-27 interception of the end effector of the interchangeable tools component of Figure 15 in Figure 26, It illustrates the end effectors in clamping but non-cock；

Figure 28 is the cross-sectional view of line 28-28 interception of the end effector of the interchangeable tools component of Figure 15 in Figure 26, It illustrates the end effectors in clamping but non-cock；

Figure 29 is the cross-sectional view of line 29-29 interception of the end effector of the interchangeable tools component of Figure 15 in Figure 26, It illustrates the end effectors in clamping but non-cock；

Figure 30 is the cross-sectional view for being shown at the end effector of interchangeable tools component of Figure 15 of disassembly status；

Figure 31 shows the end effector of the interchangeable tools component of Figure 15 of joint motions in a first direction；

Figure 32 shows the end effector of the interchangeable tools component of Figure 15 of joint motions in a second direction；

Figure 33 is the perspective view of the warehouse of the interchangeable tools component of Figure 15；

Figure 34 is the perspective view according to the warehouse of at least one alternative embodiment；

Figure 35 is the exploded view according to the end effector of the interchangeable tools component of at least one alternative embodiment；

Figure 36 is the disassembly figure of the end effector of Figure 35；

Figure 37 is the disassembly figure according to the end effector of the interchangeable tools component of at least one alternative embodiment；

Figure 38 is the disassembly figure according to the end effector of the interchangeable tools component of at least one alternative embodiment；

Figure 39 is the perspective view for showing the axis of the nail bin and surgery suturing appliance according at least one embodiment；

Figure 40 is the partial sectional view for being assembled into the nail bin of suture instruments of Figure 39；

Figure 41 is the partial sectional view of surgery suturing appliance, the surgery suturing appliance include closure driving device, anvil block and Latching member, the latching member are configured to prevent anvil block in the case where being closed driving device and being not at fully extended position It is assembled into closure driving device；

Figure 42 is the partial sectional view of the surgery suturing appliance of Figure 41, and it illustrates the anvils for being attached to closure driving device Seat；

Figure 43 is the local perspective view of surgery suturing appliance, which includes nail bin and closure driving device, The closure driving device is configured to keep anvil block mobile relative to nail bin；

Figure 44 is the partial sectional view of the suture instruments of Figure 43, and it illustrates latching member, which is configured to Closure driving device retraction is prevented in the case where anvil block not being attached to closure driving device；

Figure 45 is the partial sectional view of the suture instruments of Figure 44, it illustrates be attached to closure driving device anvil block and The latching member being disengaged with closure driving device.

Figure 46 is the partial sectional view of surgery suturing appliance, which includes nail bin, which includes removable Except the nail that ground is stored therein in, anvil block is configured to the closure driving device for keeping anvil block mobile relative to nail bin, and by It is constructed to be permeable to project the percussion driving device of nail from nail bin；

Figure 47 is the detailed view of latching member, which is configured to prevent before anvil block is moved to closed position Only percussion driving device is activated；

Figure 48 is the detailed view of the latching member for the Figure 47 being disengaged from percussion driving device；

Figure 49 be include nail bin surgery suturing appliance local perspective view, the nail bin include removedly be stored therein in Nail, anvil block is configured to make the closure driving device that anvil block is mobile relative to nail bin, and is configured to from nail Project the percussion driving device of nail in storehouse；

Figure 50 is the detailed view of the latching member of the surgery suturing appliance of Figure 49, which is configured in anvil block Actuating percussion driving device is prevented before applying enough pressure to the tissue captured between anvil block and nail bin；

Figure 51 is the detailed view of the latching member for the Figure 50 being disengaged from percussion driving device；

Figure 52 be include nail bin surgery suturing appliance local perspective view, the nail bin include removedly be stored therein in Nail, anvil block is configured to make the closure driving device that anvil block is mobile relative to nail bin, and is configured to from nail Project the percussion driving device of nail in storehouse；

Figure 53 is the detailed view for closing locking piece of the surgery suturing appliance of Figure 52, which is configured to hitting The cutting element of hair driving device prevents anvil block from separating with closure driving device when being exposed to above nail bin；

Figure 54 is the figure being disengaged after percussion driving device sufficiently bounces back after firing schedule with anvil block The detailed view of 53 latching member；

Figure 55 is the partial sectional view of surgery suturing appliance, which includes nail bin, which includes removable Except the nail that ground is stored therein in, anvil block is configured to the closure driving device for keeping anvil block mobile relative to nail bin, and by It is constructed to be permeable to project the percussion driving device of nail from nail bin；

Figure 56 is the partial sectional view of the surgery suturing appliance of Figure 55, and it illustrates the closures in clamping configuration to drive dress It sets and the percussion driving device in non-percussion configuration, wherein percussion driving device keeps latching member in not discharging configuration；

Figure 57 is the partial sectional view of the surgery suturing appliance of Figure 55, and it illustrates hitting at least partly percussion configuration Send out the latching member of driving device and Figure 56 in release configuration；

Figure 58 is the partial sectional view of the surgery suturing appliance of Figure 55, and it illustrates the configurations in extending or opening Closure driving device and the latching member that Figure 56 to prevent closure driving device from being clamped again is engaged with closure driving device；

Figure 59 is the cross-sectional view of surgery suturing appliance, which includes nail bin, which includes removedly The nail being stored therein in, anvil block are configured to the closure driving device for keeping anvil block mobile relative to nail bin, and are constructed At the percussion driving device that can project nail from the nail bin for the configuration for being shown at disabling or locking；

Figure 59 A is the view of section view end of line 59A-59A interception of the surgery suturing appliance of Figure 59 in Figure 59；

Figure 60 is the cross-sectional view for being shown at the surgery suturing appliance of Figure 59 of clamping configuration, wherein enabled percussion Driving device；

Figure 60 A is the view of section view end of line 60A-60A interception of the surgery suturing appliance of Figure 59 in Figure 60；

Figure 61 is the partial sectional view of surgery suturing appliance, which includes nail bin, which includes removable Except the nail that ground is stored therein in, anvil block is configured to the closure driving device for keeping anvil block mobile relative to nail bin, and by It is constructed to be permeable to project the percussion driving device of nail from nail bin, wherein closure driving device is shown at non-clamping configuration, and And percussion driving device is shown at inoperable configuration；

Figure 62 is the partial sectional view of the surgery suturing appliance of Figure 61, wherein closure driving device is shown at clamping structure Type, and fire driving device and be shown at operable configuration；

Figure 63 is the perspective view of the rotatable intermediate drive member of the percussion driving device of the surgical instruments of Figure 61；

Figure 64 is the local perspective view of the rotatable beating shaft of the percussion driving device of the surgical instruments of Figure 61；

Figure 65 is the front view of spring system, the spring system be configured to the beating shaft of biasing Figure 64 without with figure 63 intermediate drive member engagement；

Figure 66 is the decomposition according to the end effector of the surgery suturing appliance including nail bin of at least one embodiment Figure；

Figure 67 is the partial sectional view of the end effector of Figure 66, and it illustrates latching member, which is adapted to It is enough to prevent end effector from operating in the case where nail bin is not fully assembled to suture instruments；

Figure 68 is the partial sectional view of the end effector of Figure 66, and it illustrates the latching members for being in unlocked configuration；

Figure 69 is the decomposition according to the end effector of the surgery suturing appliance including nail bin of at least one embodiment Figure；

Figure 70 is the partial sectional view of the end effector of Figure 69, and it illustrates be configured to nail bin releasedly Remain to the lock of suture instruments；

Figure 71 is the partial sectional view of the end effector of Figure 69, and it illustrates the locking pieces for being in unlocked configuration；

Figure 72 shows the surgery suturing appliance for being configured to be used together with selected from the nail bin of multiple round nail bins Axis；

Figure 73 is the cross-sectional view of the distal end of the suture instruments of Figure 72；

Figure 74 is the partial sectional view of surgery suturing appliance, which includes the nail bin and closed line not fired System, the locking system are configured to prevent nail bin quilt after it is previously fired by the percussion driving device of surgical instruments It fires again；

Figure 75 is the suture instruments for being shown at Figure 74 of clamping configuration and the percussion driving device in percussion configuration Partial sectional view；

Figure 76 is the suture instruments for being shown at Figure 74 of non-clamping configuration and the percussion driving dress in retracted configuration The partial sectional view set；

Figure 77 is the end-view of the percussion driving device of Figure 74 and the frame of suture instruments, and it illustrates be in not fire structure The percussion driving device of type；

Figure 78 is the end-view of the percussion driving device of Figure 74 and the frame of suture instruments, and it illustrates be in retracted configuration Percussion driving device；

Figure 79 is the end-view for the alternative nail bin design that can be used together with the suture instruments of Figure 74；

Figure 80 is the end-view for the alternative nail bin design that can be used together with the suture instruments of Figure 74；

Figure 81 is the perspective view according to the surgery suturing appliance including flexible shaft of at least one embodiment；

Figure 82 is the schematic diagram according to the surgical kit including multiple end effectors of at least one embodiment；

Figure 82 A is the robotic surgery device including multiple attachable end effectors according at least one embodiment The schematic diagram of tool system；

Figure 83 is the perspective view for several end effectors described in Figure 82；

Figure 84 is the perspective view according to the anvil block of at least one embodiment；

Figure 85 is the cross-sectional view of the anvil block of Figure 84；

Figure 86 be include the partial sectional view for being shown at the end effector of the anvil block of Figure 84 of percussion configuration；

Figure 87 is the perspective view according to the anvil block of at least one embodiment；

Figure 88 is the plan view of the anvil block of Figure 87；

Figure 89 is the end effector according at least one embodiment for being shown at the non-percussion configuration of clamping Cross-sectional view；

Figure 90 is the cross-sectional view for being shown at the end effector of Figure 89 of percussion configuration；

Figure 91 is that the end according at least one alternative embodiment for the non-percussion configuration for being shown at clamping is held The cross-sectional view of row device；

Figure 92 is the cross-sectional view for being shown at the end effector of Figure 91 of percussion configuration；

Figure 93 is that the end according at least one alternative embodiment for the non-percussion configuration for being shown at clamping is held The cross-sectional view of row device；

Figure 94 is the cross-sectional view for being shown at the end effector of Figure 91 of percussion configuration；

Figure 95 is the perspective view according to the nail shapes pit of at least one embodiment；

Figure 96 is the cross-sectional view of the nail shapes pit of Figure 95；

Figure 97 be configured for sequentially disposing first annular staple and the second annular staple according at least one The decomposition view of the end effector of embodiment；

Figure 98 is the partial sectional view of the end effector of Figure 97, and it illustrates will follow closely the percussion being deployed in the first staple Driving device；

Figure 99 is the partial sectional view of the end effector of Figure 97, and it illustrates will follow closely the Figure 98 being deployed in the second staple Percussion driving device；

Figure 100 is the partial sectional view for firing driving device, which is configured to be sequentially driven For firing the first driving device of the first staple, for firing the second driving device of the second staple, and it is subsequently used for driving The third driving device of dynamic cutting element；

Figure 101 is that the part for the percussion driving device for showing Figure 100 of the first driving device in firing position is saturating View；

Figure 102 is that the part for the percussion driving device for showing Figure 100 of the second driving device in firing position is saturating View；

Figure 103 is that the part for the percussion driving device for showing Figure 100 of the third driving device in firing position is saturating View；

Figure 104 is the exploded view of the percussion driving device of Figure 100；

Figure 105 is the local perspective view of the percussion driving device of Figure 100 in the configuration in Figure 103；

Figure 106 is the exploded view according to the percussion driving device of at least one alternative embodiment；

Figure 107 is one according to the surgery nail bin being used together with circular surgical staplers tool of at least one embodiment Partial perspective view；

Figure 108 shows a pair of nail according at least one embodiment in unshaped configuration and shaped configuration；

Figure 109 is one relative to the anvil block of a part of the surgery nail bin of Figure 107 before forming process is followed closely in actuating The cross-sectional view divided；

Figure 110 is another cross-sectional view in the nail bin for the anvil block and Figure 107 for following closely shaped Figure 109 later；

Figure 111 is one according to the surgery nail bin being used together with circular surgical staplers tool of at least one embodiment Partial perspective view；

Figure 112 is one relative to the anvil block of a part of the surgery nail bin of Figure 111 before forming process is followed closely in actuating The cross-sectional view divided；

Figure 113 is to follow closely the shaped anvil block of Figure 112 and another cross-sectional view of nail bin later；

Figure 114 is the top view according to the nail bin of at least one embodiment；

Figure 115 is the bottom view according to the anvil block of at least one embodiment；

Figure 116 is the cross-sectional view of a part of the anvil block of a part relative to surgery nail bin；

Figure 117 shows three unfashioned surgical staples；

Figure 118 shows the partial sectional view of the nail bin of the circular stapler according at least one embodiment；And

Figure 119 shows the local perspective view of the nail bin of the circular stapler according at least one embodiment.

In several views, corresponding reference symbol indicates corresponding component.Exemplifications set out herein is with a kind of shape Formula shows various embodiments of the present invention, and this example is not necessarily to be construed as the model limiting the invention in any way It encloses.

Specific embodiment

Present applicant possesses following patent application, the patent application and the application and submits in same date and each It is incorporated herein from being incorporated by reference:

The United States Patent (USP) Shen of entitled " METHOD FOR OPERATING A SURGICAL STAPLING SYSTEM " It please sequence number 15/089325；Attorney number END7821USNP/150535；

The U.S. of entitled " MODULAR SURGICAL STAPLING SYSTEM COMPRISING A DISPLAY " Patent application serial number 15/089321；Attorney number END7822USNP/150536；

Entitled " SURGICAL STAPLING SYSTEM COMPRISING A DISPLAY INCLUDING A RE- The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 15/089326 of ORIENTABLE DISPLAY FIELD "；Attorney number END7822USNP1/150536-1；

Entitled " SURGICAL INSTRUMENT HANDLE ASSEMBLY WITH RECONFIGURABLE GRIP The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 15/089263 of PORTION "；Attorney number END7823USNP/150537；

Entitled " ROTARY POWERED SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH MANUALLY ACTUATABLE The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 15/089262 of BAILOUT SYSTEM "；Attorney number END7824USNP/150538；

Entitled " SURGICAL CUTTING AND STAPLING END EFFECTOR WITH ANVIL The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 15/089277 of CONCENTRIC DRIVE MEMBER "；Attorney number END7825USNP/150539；

Entitled " CLOSURE SYSTEM ARRANGEMENTS FOR SURGICAL CUTTING AND STAPLING The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 15/ of DEVICES WITH SEPARATE AND DISTINCT FIRING SHAFTS " 089283；Attorney number END7826USNP/150540；

Entitled " INTERCHANGEABLE SURGICAL TOOL ASSEMBLY WITH A SURGICAL END The U.S. Patent Application Serial of EFFECTOR THAT IS SELECTIVELY ROTATABLE ABOUT A SHAFT AXIS " Number 15/089296；Attorney number END7827USNP/150541；

Entitled " SURGICAL STAPLING SYSTEM COMPRISING A SHIFTABLE TRANSMISSION " U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 15/089258；Attorney number END7829USNP/150543；

Entitled " SURGICAL STAPLING SYSTEM CONFIGURED TO PROVIDE SELECTIVE The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 15/089278 of CUTTING OF TISSUE "；Attorney number END7830USNP/ 150544；

The beauty of entitled " SURGICAL STAPLING SYSTEM COMPRISING A CONTOURABLE SHAFT " State's patent application serial number 15/089284；Attorney number END7831USNP/150545；

Entitled " SURGICAL STAPLING SYSTEM COMPRISING A TISSUE COMPRESSION The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 15/089295 of LOCKOUT "；Attorney number END7832USNP/150546；

Entitled " SURGICAL STAPLING SYSTEM COMPRISING A JAW CLOSURE LOCKOUT's " U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 15/089196；Attorney number END7834USNP/150548；

Entitled " SURGICAL STAPLING SYSTEM COMPRISING A JAW ATTACHMENT LOCKOUT " U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 15/089203；Attorney number END7835USNP/150549；

Entitled " SURGICAL STAPLING SYSTEM COMPRISING A SPENT CARTRIDGE The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 15/089210 of LOCKOUT "；Attorney number END7836USNP/150550；

The U.S. of entitled " SURGICAL INSTRUMENT COMPRISING A SHIFTING MECHANISM " is special Sharp patent application serial numbers 15/089324；Attorney number END7837USNP/150551；

Entitled " SURGICAL STAPLING INSTRUMENT COMPRISING MULTIPLE LOCKOUTS's " U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 15/089335；Attorney number END7838USNP/150552；

The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 15/089339 of entitled " SURGICAL STAPLING INSTRUMENT "；Generation Manage people's file number END7839USNP/150553；

Entitled " SURGICAL STAPLING SYSTEM CONFIGURED TO APPLY ANNULAR ROWS OF The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 15/089253 of STAPLES HAVING DIFFERENT HEIGHTS "；Attorney number END7840USNP/150554；

Entitled " SURGICAL STAPLING SYSTEM COMPRISING A GROOVED FORMING POCKET " U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 15/089304；Attorney number END7841USNP/150555；

The United States Patent (USP) Shen of entitled " ANVIL MODIFICATION MEMBERS FOR SURGICAL STAPLERS " It please sequence number 15/089331；Attorney number END7842USNP/150556；

The U.S. Patent Application Serial of entitled " STAPLE CARTRIDGES WITH ATRAUMATIC FEATURES " Number 15/089336；Attorney number END7843USNP/150557；

Entitled " CIRCULAR STAPLING SYSTEM COMPRISING AN INCISABLE TISSUE The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 15/089312 of SUPPORT "；Attorney number END7844USNP/150558；

The beauty of entitled " CIRCULAR STAPLING SYSTEM COMPRISING ROTARY FIRING SYSTEM " State's patent application serial number 15/089309；Attorney number END7845USNP/150559；And

The United States Patent (USP) Shen of entitled " CIRCULAR STAPLING SYSTEM COMPRISING LOAD CONTROL " It please sequence number 15/089349；

Attorney number END7845USNP1/150559-1.7836

Present applicant also possesses U.S. Patent application below, these patent applications were mentioned on December 31st, 2015 It hands over, each is respectively entirely incorporated into herein by reference:

Entitled " MECHANISMS FOR COMPENSATING FOR BATTERY PACK FAILURE IN The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/984,488 of POWERED SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS "；

Entitled " MECHANISMS FOR COMPENSATING FOR DRIVETRAIN FAILURE IN POWERED The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/984,525 of SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS "；And

Entitled " SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH SEPARABLE MOTORS AND MOTOR CONTROL The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/984,552 of CIRCUITS ".

Present applicant also possesses U.S. Patent application below, these patent applications were mentioned on 2 9th, 2016 It hands over, each is respectively entirely incorporated into herein by reference:

Entitled " SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH ARTICULATING AND AXIALLY The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 15/019,220 of TRANSLATABLE END EFFECTOR "；

Entitled " SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH MULTIPLE LINK ARTICULATION The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 15/019,228 of ARRANGEMENTS "；

Entitled " SURGICAL INSTRUMENT ARTICULATION MECHANISM WITH SLOTTED The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 15/019,196 of SECONDARY CONSTRAINT "；

Entitled " SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH AN END EFFECTOR THAT IS HIGHLY The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 15/ of ARTICULATABLE RELATIVE TO AN ELONGATE SHAFT ASSEMBLY " 019,206；

Entitled " SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH NON-SYMMETRICAL ARTICULATION The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 15/019,215 of ARRANGEMENTS "；

Entitled " ARTICULATABLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH SINGLE ARTICULATION The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 15/019,227 of LINK ARRANGEMENTS "；

Entitled " SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH TENSIONING ARRANGEMENTS FOR CABLE The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 15/019,235 of DRIVEN ARTICULATION SYSTEMS "；

Entitled " ARTICULATABLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-AXIS FIRING BEAM The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 15/019,230 of ARRANGEMENTS "；And

Entitled " SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH CLOSURE STROKE REDUCTION The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 15/019,245 of ARRANGEMENTS ".

Present applicant also possesses U.S. Patent application below, these patent applications were mentioned on 2 12nd, 2016 It hands over, each is respectively entirely incorporated into herein by reference:

Entitled " MECHANISMS FOR COMPENSATING FOR DRIVETRAIN FAILURE IN POWERED The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 15/043,254 of SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS "；

Entitled " MECHANISMS FOR COMPENSATING FOR DRIVETRAIN FAILURE IN POWERED The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 15/043,259 of SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS "；

Entitled " MECHANISMS FOR COMPENSATING FOR DRIVETRAIN FAILURE IN POWERED The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 15/043,275 of SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS "；And

Entitled " MECHANISMS FOR COMPENSATING FOR DRIVETRAIN FAILURE IN POWERED The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 15/043,289 of SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS ".

Present applicant possess on June 18th, 2015 submit and be respectively incorporated by reference be incorporated herein with Lower patent application:

Entitled " SURGICAL END EFFECTORS WITH POSITIVE JAW OPENING The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/742,925 of ARRANGEMENTS "；

Entitled " SURGICAL END EFFECTORS WITH DUAL CAM ACTUATED JAW CLOSING The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/742,941 of FEATURES "；

Entitled " MOVABLE FIRING BEAM SUPPORT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ARTICULATABLE The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/742,914 of SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS "；

Entitled " ARTICULATABLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH COMPOSITE FIRING BEAM The U.S. of STRUCTURES WITH CENTER FIRING SUPPORT MEMBER FOR ARTICULATION SUPPORT " Patent application serial number 14/742,900；

Entitled " DUAL ARTICULATION DRIVE SYSTEM ARRANGEMENTS FOR ARTICULATABLE The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/742,885 of SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS "；And

Entitled " PUSH/PULL ARTICULATION DRIVE SYSTEMS FOR ARTICULATABLE The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/742,876 of SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS ".

Present applicant possess on March 6th, 2015 submit and be respectively incorporated by reference be incorporated herein with Lower patent application:

The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/640,746 of entitled " POWERED SURGICAL INSTRUMENT "；

Entitled " MULTIPLE LEVEL THRESHOLDS TO MODIFY OPERATION OF POWERED The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/640,795 of SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS "；

Entitled " ADAPTIVE TISSUE COMPRESSION TECHNIQUES TO ADJUST CLOSURE The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/640,832 of RATES FOR MULTIPLE TISSUE TYPES "；Attorney number END7557USNP/140482；

Entitled " OVERLAID MULTI SENSOR RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) ELECTRODE SYSTEM TO The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/640,935 of MEASURE TISSUE COMPRESSION "；

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Entitled " CONTROL TECHNIQUES AND SUB-PROCESSOR CONTAINED WITHIN MODULAR The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/640 of SHAFT WITH SELECT CONTROL PROCESSING FROM HANDLE ", 844；

The U.S. Patent Application Serial of entitled " SMART SENSORS WITH LOCAL SIGNAL PROCESSING " Number 14/640,837；

Entitled " SYSTEM FOR DETECTING THE MIS-INSERTION OF A STAPLE CARTRIDGE The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/640,765 of INTO A SURGICAL STAPLER "；

Entitled " SIGNAL AND POWER COMMUNICATION SYSTEM POSITIONED ON A The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/640,799 of ROTATABLE SHAFT "；And

Entitled " SURGICAL INSTRUMENT COMPRISING A LOCKABLE BATTERY HOUSING's " U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/640,780.

Present applicant possess on 2 27th, 2015 submit and be respectively incorporated by reference be incorporated herein with Lower patent application:

Entitled " SURGICAL INSTRUMENT SYSTEM COMPRISING AN INSPECTION STATION " U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/633,576；

Entitled " SURGICAL APPARATUS CONFIGURED TO ASSESS WHETHER A PERFORMANCE PARAMETER OF THE SURGICAL APPARATUS IS WITHIN AN ACCEPTABLE PERFORMANCE BAND” U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/633,546；

Entitled " SURGICAL CHARGING SYSTEM THAT CHARGES AND/OR CONDITIONS ONE The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/633,576 of OR MORE BATTERIES "；

Entitled " CHARGING SYSTEM THAT ENABLES EMERGENCY RESOLUTIONS FOR The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/633,566 of CHARGING A BATTERY "；

Entitled " SYSTEM FOR MONITORING WHETHER A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT NEEDS TO The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/633,555 of BE SERVICED "；

The U.S. Patent application sequence of entitled " REINFORCED BATTERY FOR A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT " Row number 14/633,542；

The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number of entitled " POWER ADAPTER FOR A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT " 14/633,548；

The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/ of entitled " ADAPTABLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENT HANDLE " 633,526；

The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/633,541 of entitled " MODULAR STAPLING ASSEMBLY "；And

Entitled " SURGICAL APPARATUS CONFIGURED TO TRACK AN END-OF-LIFE The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/633,562 of PARAMETER "；

Present applicant, which possesses on December 18th, 2014 to submit and be respectively incorporated by reference, to be incorporated herein Following patent application:

Entitled " SURGICAL INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS COMPRISING AN ARTICULATABLE END The U.S. Patent application of EFFECTOR AND MEANS FOR ADJUSTING THE FIRING STROKE OF A FIRING " Sequence number 14/574,478；

The beauty of entitled " SURGICAL INSTRUMENT ASSEMBLY COMPRISING LOCKABLE SYSTEMS " State's patent application serial number 14/574,483；

Entitled " DRIVE ARRANGEMENTS FOR ARTICULATABLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS's " U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/575,139；

Entitled " LOCKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR DETACHABLE SHAFT ASSEMBLIES WITH The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/575,148 of ARTICULATABLE SURGICAL END EFFECTORS "；

Entitled " SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH AN ANVIL THAT IS SELECTIVELY MOVABLE The United States Patent (USP) Shen of ABOUT A DISCRETE NON-MOVABLE AXIS RELATIVE TO A STAPLE CARTRIDGE " It please sequence number 14/575,130；

The beauty of entitled " SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH IMPROVED CLOSURE ARRANGEMENTS " State's patent application serial number 14/575,143；

Entitled " SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH ARTICULATABLE END EFFECTORS AND The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/575,117 of MOVABLE FIRING BEAM SUPPORT ARRANGEMENTS "；

Entitled " SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH ARTICULATABLE END EFFECTORS AND The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/575,154 of IMPROVED FIRING BEAM SUPPORT ARRANGEMENTS "；

Entitled " SURGICAL INSTRUMENT ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A FLEXIBLE The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/574,493 of ARTICULATION SYSTEM "；And

Entitled " SURGICAL INSTRUMENT ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A LOCKABLE The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/574,500 of ARTICULATION SYSTEM ".

Present applicant possess on March 1st, 2013 submit and be respectively incorporated by reference be incorporated herein with Lower patent application:

Entitled " Articulatable Surgical Instruments With Conductive Pathways The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 13/782,295 of For Signal Communication ", is now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2014/0246471；

Entitled " Rotary Powered Articulation Joints For Surgical Instruments " U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 13/782,323, be now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2014/0246472；

The beauty of entitled " Thumbwheel Switch Arrangements For Surgical Instruments " State's patent application serial number 13/782,338 is now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2014/0249557；

Entitled " Electromechanical Surgical Device with Signal Relay The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 13/782,499 of Arrangement " is now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2014/0246474；

Entitled " Multiple Processor Motor Control for Modular Surgical The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 13/782,460 of Instruments " is now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2014/0246478；

The U.S. of entitled " Joystick Switch Assemblies For Surgical Instruments " is special Sharp patent application serial numbers 13/782,358 are now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2014/0246477；

Entitled " Sensor Straightened End Effector During Removal Through The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 13/782,481 of Trocar " is now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2014/0246479；

Entitled " Control Methods for Surgical Instruments with Removable The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 13/782,518 of Implement Portions " is now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2014/ 0246475；

Entitled " Rotary Powered Surgical Instruments With Multiple Degrees of The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 13/782,375 of Freedom " is now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2014/0246473；And

The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 13/782,536 of entitled " Surgical Instrument Soft Stop ", It is now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2014/0246476.

Present applicant also possesses submission on March 14th, 2013 and it is respectively incorporated by reference and is incorporated herein Following patent application:

Entitled " ARTICULATABLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENT COMPRISING A FIRING DRIVE " U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 13/803,097, be now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2014/0263542；

Entitled " CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS FOR A DRIVE MEMBER OF A SURGICAL The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 13/803,193 of INSTRUMENT " is now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2014/0263537；

Entitled " INTERCHANGEABLE SHAFT ASSEMBLIES FOR USE WITH A SURGICAL The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 13/803,053 of INSTRUMENT " is now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2014/0263564；

Entitled " ARTICULATABLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENT COMPRISING AN ARTICULATION The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 13/803,086 of LOCK " is now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2014/0263541；

Entitled " SENSOR ARRANGEMENTS FOR ABSOLUTE POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 13/803,210 of SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS " is now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2014/ 0263538；

The U.S. Patent application of entitled " MULTI-FUNCTION MOTOR FOR A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT " Sequence number 13/803,148 is now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2014/0263554；

Entitled " DRIVE SYSTEM LOCKOUT ARRANGEMENTS FOR MODULAR SURGICAL The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 13/803,066 of INSTRUMENTS " is now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2014/0263565；

Entitled " ARTICULATION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ARTICULATABLE SURGICAL The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 13/803,117 of INSTRUMENTS " is now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2014/0263553；

Entitled " DRIVE TRAIN CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS FOR MODULAR SURGICAL The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 13/803,130 of INSTRUMENTS " is now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2014/0263543； And

The U.S. of entitled " METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT " Patent application serial number 13/803,159 is now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2014/0277017.

Present applicant also possess submit on March 7th, 2014 and be incorporated by reference be incorporated herein it is following Patent application:

The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number of entitled " CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS " 14/200,111, it is now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2014/0263539.

Present applicant also possesses submission on March 26th, 2014 and it is respectively incorporated by reference and is incorporated herein Following patent application:

Entitled " POWER MANAGEMENT CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS's " U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/226,106 is now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2015/0272582；

The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/ of entitled " STERILIZATION VERIFICATION CIRCUIT " 226,099, it is now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2015/0272581；

Entitled " VERIFICATION OF NUMBER OF BATTERY EXCHANGES/PROCEDURE COUNT " U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/226,094, be now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2015/0272580；

Entitled " POWER MANAGEMENT THROUGH SLEEP OPTIONS OF SEGMENTED CIRCUIT The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/226,117 of AND WAKE UP CONTROL " is now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2015/ 0272574；

Entitled " MODULAR POWERED SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH DETACHABLE SHAFT The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/226,075 of ASSEMBLIES " is now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2015/0272579；

Entitled " FEEDBACK ALGORITHMS FOR MANUAL BAILOUT SYSTEMS FOR SURGICAL The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/226,093 of INSTRUMENTS " is now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2015/0272569；

The United States Patent (USP) Shen of entitled " SURGICAL INSTRUMENT UTILIZING SENSOR ADAPTATION " Please sequence number 14/226,116, be now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2015/0272571；

Entitled " SURGICAL INSTRUMENT CONTROL CIRCUIT HAVING A SAFETY The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/226,071 of PROCESSOR " is now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2015/0272578；

The United States Patent (USP) of entitled " SURGICAL INSTRUMENT COMPRISING INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS " Patent application serial numbers 14/226,097 are now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2015/0272570；

The U.S. of entitled " INTERFACE SYSTEMS FOR USE WITH SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS " is special Sharp patent application serial numbers 14/226,126 are now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2015/0272572；

The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/ of entitled " MODULAR SURGICAL INSTRUMENT SYSTEM " 226,133, it is now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2015/0272557；

The beauty of entitled " SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A SEGMENTED CIRCUIT " State's patent application serial number 14/226,081 is now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2015/0277471；

Entitled " POWER MANAGEMENT THROUGH SEGMENTED CIRCUIT AND VARIABLE The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/226,076 of VOLTAGE PROTECTION " is now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2015/ 0280424；

The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/ of entitled " SURGICAL STAPLING INSTRUMENT SYSTEM " 226,111, it is now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2015/0272583；And

The United States Patent (USP) Shen of entitled " SURGICAL INSTRUMENT COMPRISING A ROTATABLE SHAFT " Please sequence number 14/226,125, be now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2015/0280384.

Present applicant also possesses submission on September 5th, 2014 and it is respectively incorporated by reference and is incorporated herein Following patent application:

The United States Patent (USP) Shen of entitled " CIRCUITRY AND SENSORS FOR POWERED MEDICAL DEVICE " Please sequence number 14/479,103, be now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2016/0066912；

Entitled " ADJUNCT WITH INTEGRATED SENSORS TO QUANTIFY TISSUE The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/479,119 of COMPRESSION " is now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2016/0066914；

Entitled " MONITORING DEVICE DEGRADATION BASED ON COMPONENT EVALUATION " U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/478,908, be now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2016/0066910；

Entitled " MULTIPLE SENSORS WITH ONE SENSOR AFFECTING A SECOND SENSOR'S The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/478,895 of OUTPUT OR INTERPRETATION ", is now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2016/0066909；

Entitled " USE OF POLARITY OF HALL MAGNET DETECTION TO DETECT MISLOADED The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/479,110 of CARTRIDGE " is now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2016/0066915；

The U.S. of entitled " SMART CARTRIDGE WAKE UP OPERATION AND DATA RETENTION " is special Sharp patent application serial numbers 14/479,098 are now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2016/0066911；

The United States Patent (USP) of entitled " MULTIPLE MOTOR CONTROL FOR POWERED MEDICAL DEVICE " Patent application serial numbers 14/479,115 are now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2016/0066916；And

The United States Patent (USP) Shen of entitled " LOCAL DISPLAY OF TISSUE PARAMETER STABILIZATION " Please sequence number 14/479,108,

It is now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2016/0066913；

Present applicant also possesses submission on April 9th, 2014 and it is respectively incorporated by reference and is incorporated herein Following patent application:

Entitled " MOTOR DRIVEN SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH LOCKABLE DUAL DRIVE The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/248,590 of SHAFTS " is now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2014/0305987；

Entitled " SURGICAL INSTRUMENT COMPRISING A CLOSING DRIVE AND A FIRING The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/248,581 of DRIVE OPERATED FROM THE SAME ROTATABLE OUTPUT ", It is now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2014/0305989；

Entitled " SURGICAL INSTRUMENT SHAFT INCLUDING SWITCHES FOR CONTROLLING The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/248,595 of THE OPERATION OF THE SURGICAL INSTRUMENT ", now for U.S. Patent Application Publication 2014/0305988；

The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/248 of entitled " POWERED LINEAR SURGICAL STAPLER ", 588, it is now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2014/0309666；

The United States Patent (USP) of entitled " TRANSMISSION ARRANGEMENT FOR A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT " Patent application serial numbers 14/248,591 are now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2014/0305991；

Entitled " MODULAR MOTOR DRIVEN SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH ALIGNMENT FEATURES FOR ALIGNING ROTARY DRIVE SHAFTS WITH SURGICAL END EFFECTOR SHAFTS” U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/248,584, be now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2014/0305994；

The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/248,587 of entitled " POWERED SURGICAL STAPLER ", now for U.S. Patent Application Publication 2014/0309665；

Entitled " DRIVE SYSTEM DECOUPLING ARRANGEMENT FOR A SURGICAL The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/248,586 of INSTRUMENT " is now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2014/0305990；With And

Entitled " MODULAR MOTOR DRIVEN SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH STATUS The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/248,607 of INDICATION ARRANGEMENTS ", is now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2014/0305992。

Present applicant also possesses submission on April 16th, 2013 and it is respectively incorporated by reference and is incorporated herein Following patent application:

Entitled " SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS PERFORMED BY A The U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 61/812,365 of SINGLE MOTOR "；

The U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 61/812,376 of entitled " LINEAR CUTTER WITH POWER "；

The U.S. Provisional Patent Application sequence of entitled " LINEAR CUTTER WITH MOTOR AND PISTOL GRIP " Row number 61/812,382；

Entitled " SURGICAL INSTRUMENT HANDLE WITH MULTIPLE ACTUATION MOTORS AND The U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 61/812,385 of MOTOR CONTROL "；And

Entitled " SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS PERFORMED BY A The U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 61/812,372 of SINGLE MOTOR ".

Many details are listed, herein to provide to whole with embodiment shown in the drawings described in specification Body structure, function, the thorough understanding of manufacture and purposes.It is not described in well known operation, component and element, in order to avoid make to illustrate Embodiment described in book is smudgy.Reader will appreciate that embodiment described and illustrated herein is non-limiting shows Example, thus it can be appreciated that, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein can be representative and illustrative.Power is not being departed from In the case where the range that benefit requires, variations and modifications can be carried out to these embodiments.

Term " including (comprise) " (and any form of " including (comprise) ", such as " including (comprises) " and " including (comprising) "), " with (have) " (and any form of " with (have) ", it is all Such as " with (has) " and " with (having) "), " comprising (include) " (and any form of " comprising (include) ", Such as " include (includes) " and " including (including) ") and " containing (contain) " (and " contain (contain) " any form, such as " contain (contains) " and " containing (containing) ") for open link-verb. Therefore, the surgery system, device or equipment of " comprising ", " having ", "comprising" or " containing " one or more elements have these One or more elements, but it is not limited to that only there are these one or more elements.Equally, " comprising ", " having ", "comprising" or The element of the system of " containing " one or more features, device or equipment has those one or more features, but is not limited to only With those one or more features.

Term " nearside " and " distal side " are herein defined as coming relative to the clinician of the handle portions of manipulation surgical instruments It uses.Term " nearside " refers to that near the part of clinician, term " distal side " refers to the portion far from clinician's positioning Point.It is also understood that using such as "vertical", "horizontal", "up" and "down" in combination with attached drawing herein for the sake of succinct and is clear Etc. spatial terminologies.However, surgical instruments uses in many directions and position, and these terms and it is unrestricted and/or Absolute.

Various exemplary means and method are provided for executing laparoscopic type and minimally invasive surgery procedure operation.However, reading Person it will be readily understood that various method and apparatus disclosed herein can be used for a variety of surgical procedures and application in, including for example with Open surgical program combines.With continued reference to present embodiment, reader be will be further understood that, various devices disclosed herein Tool in any way in insertion body, by natural cavity, can pass through the notch being formed in tissue or puncturing hole etc..Device The working portion or end effector portion of tool can be inserted directly into patient's body or can be filled by entering with service aisle Insertion is set, the end effector and elongated shaft of surgical instruments can be promoted by the service aisle.

Surgical stapling system may include axis and the end effector from axis extension.End effector includes the first jaw and the Two jaws.First jaw includes nail bin.Nail bin is inserted into the first jaw and can remove from the first jaw；However, Other embodiments replaced from the first jaw can not be removed from the first jaw or at least be readily able to by being susceptible to wherein nail bin. Second jaw includes the anvil block for being configured to the nail deformation for making to project from nail bin.Second jaw can be relative to the first jaw It is pivoted around closure axis；It is contemplated, however, that other embodiments that wherein the first jaw can be pivoted relative to the second jaw. Surgical stapling system further includes the joint for being configured to allow end effector that joint motions are rotated or carried out relative to axis Kinematic joint.End effector can be around the joint motions axis rotation for extending through actuated articulation joints.It contemplates and does not wrap Include other embodiments of actuated articulation joints.

Nail bin includes warehouse.Warehouse includes proximal end, distal end and extends between proximal end and distal end Platform.In use, nail bin is located on the first side of tissue to be stapled, and anvil positioning is in second side of tissue On.Anvil block is mobile to compress against platform and clamp tissue towards nail bin.Then, the nail being removedly stored in warehouse can portion It affixes one's name in tissue.Warehouse includes being defined in nail cavity therein, is removedly stored in nail cavity wherein following closely.Nail cavity is arranged to six A longitudinal row.Three nail chambers are located on the first side of longitudinal slit and three nail chambers are located in second side of longitudinal slit. Other of nail cavity and nail arrangement are also possible.

Nail is supported by the nail driving device in warehouse.Driving device can first or non-firing position and second or percussion It moves between position, is followed closely with being projected from nail bin.Driving device is retained in warehouse by retainer, and the retainer surrounds warehouse Bottom extend and including being configured to grasping warehouse and keeping retainer to the elastic component of warehouse.Driving dress Setting can be moved between its non-firing position and its firing position by sliding part.Sliding part can be adjacent with proximal end Proximal position and the distal position adjacent with distal end between move.Sliding part includes multiple ramped surfaces, the slope Surface is configured to slide below driving device towards anvil block and lifting driving device, and follows closely on the drive means It is supported.

In addition to the foregoing, sliding part can be also moved distally by firing member.Firing member is configured to connect It touches sliding part and pushes sliding part towards distal end.The longitudinal slit being defined in warehouse is configured to receive percussion structure Part.Anvil block also includes the slit for being configured to receive firing member.Firing member further includes engage the first jaw first Second cam of the second jaw of cam and engagement.When firing member is promoted towards distal side, first cam and the second cam is controllable The distance between platform and anvil block of nail bin or tissue space.Firing member further includes being configured to incision in nail bin and anvil The knife of the tissue of seat intermediate capture.Wish that knife is positioned at least partly close to ramped surfaces, so that nail is emitted prior to knife.

Fig. 1 shows the motor driving surgery system 10 that can be used for executing a variety of different surgical procedures.Implement shown in In scheme, it includes selectively reconfigurable shell or handle assembly 20 that motor, which drives surgery system 10, is attached to one The interchangeable surgical tool component 1000 of kind form.For example, the system 10 described in Fig. 1 includes interchangeable surgical tool component 1000, which includes surgery cuts and fastening instrument, and the surgery cuts and fastening instrument can quilts Referred to as endoscopic stapler.It is discussed in detail as discussed further below, interchangeable surgical tool component may include being suitable for support difference The end effector of the nail bin of size and type, and there is different shaft lengths, size and type etc..Such arrangement for example may be used Using any suitable one or more fasteners come fastening tissue.E.g., including what is be removedly stored therein in is multiple tight The fastener cartridge of firmware can be removably inserted into the end effector of surgical tool component and/or be attached to surgical tool group The end effector of part.Other surgical tool components can be used interchangeably with handle assembly 20.For example, interchangeable surgical tool group Part 1000 can be separated with handle assembly 20, and to be configured to execute the different surgical tool components of other surgical procedures Replacement.In other arrangements, surgical tool component can not can be exchanged with other surgical tool components and be consisted essentially of for example Attach or be connected to non-removablely the special axis of handle assembly 20.Surgical tool component is alternatively referred to as elongated shaft assembly.Surgery Tool assembly can be reusable, or in other constructions, surgical tool component is designed to after a single use It is set.

With continued reference to present embodiment, it should be understood that various forms of interchangeable surgical tools disclosed herein The surgery system that component can also be controlled effectively with robot is used in combination.Therefore, term " shell " and " housing unit " can also Cover the receiving of robot system or be otherwise operatively supported the shell or similar portions of at least one drive system, In at least one drive system be configured to generate and application can be used for activating elongated shaft assembly disclosed herein and its At least one control movement of corresponding equivalent.Term " frame " can refer to a part of hand-held surgical instrument.Term " frame Frame " can also indicate that a part of the surgical instruments of robot control and/or robot system can be used for operatively controlling surgery A part of instrument.For example, surgical tool component disclosed herein can with such as, but not limited in entitled " SURGICAL The United States Patent (USP) of STAPLING INSTRUMENTS WITH ROTATABLE STAPLE DEPLOYMENT ARRANGEMENTS " Patent application serial numbers 13/118,241 are now the various robots of those disclosed in U.S. Patent Application Publication 2012/0298719 System, instrument, component are used together with method, which is incorporated by reference accordingly is incorporated herein.

Referring now to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, housing unit or handle assembly 20 include main housing portion 30, and main housing portion 30 can It is formed by a pair of shells segment 40,70, housing sections 40,70 can be made of plastics, polymer material, metal etc., and by suitable When fastener arrangement such as adhesive, screw, pressing mating feature, snap fit feature, latch etc. link together. As will be discussed in further detail, main housing portion 30 is operatively supported multiple drive systems wherein, these driving systems System is configured to generate various control movements and be applied to various controls movement to be operatively attached to drive system The corresponding part of interchangeable surgical tool component.Handle assembly 20 further includes retained part 100, and retained part 100 movably joins It is connected to main housing portion 30 and is configured to be pressed from both sides in the various positions relative to main housing portion 30 by clinician It holds and manipulates.Retained part 100 can be made of a pair of clamping segment 110,120, and retained part 110,120 can be by plastics, polymerization Object material, metal etc. are made, and pass through fastener appropriate arrangement such as adhesive, screw, pressing mating feature, buckle Mating feature, latch etc. link together, for assembling and maintenance purpose.

As seen in Figure 2, retained part 100 includes clamping shell 130, and clamping shell 130 limits hollow cavity 132, in Cavity 132 is configured to be operatively supported drive motor and gear-box, this will be discussed in further detail below.Clamp shell The upper part 134 of body 130 is configured to extend through the opening 80 in main housing portion 30 and pivotally axle journal connects It connects on pivotal axis 180.Pivotal axis 180 limits the pivot axis for being named as " PA ".Referring to Fig. 3.For the purpose of reference, shank Component 20 limits the shank axis for being appointed as " HA ", which can be with the axis of the elongated shaft assembly of interchangeable surgical tool " SA " in parallel, which is operatively attached to handle assembly 20.Pivot axis P A is transverse to shank axis HA.Ginseng See Fig. 1.It is such be arranged such that retained part 100 can relative to main housing portion 30 around pivot axis P A be pivoted to it is most suitable In the position of the type for the interchangeable surgical tool component for being connected to handle assembly 20.The clamping restriction of shell 130 is generally designated as The clamping axis of " GA ".Referring to fig. 2.When the interchangeable surgical tool component for being connected to handle assembly 20 is cut including such as scope When device, clinician may wish to position retained part 100 relative to main housing portion 30 so that clamping axis GA perpendicular to Or near normal (angle " H1 ") is in shank axis HA (herein referred as " the first clip position ").Referring to Fig. 5.However, such as carpopodium Parts 20 are for controlling the interchangeable surgical tool component for example including circular stapler, then clinician may want to press from both sides It holds part 100 and is pivoted to such position relative to main housing portion 30, wherein clamping axis GA is relative to shank axis HA 45 degree or about 45 degree of angles or other suitable acute angles (angle " H2 ").This position is referred to herein as " the second clamping position It sets ".Fig. 5 shows the retained part 100 shown in dotted line in the second clip position.

Referring now to Fig. 3 to Fig. 5, handle assembly 20 also includes the shank locking system for being generally designated as 150, for opposite Handle portions 100 are selectively locked in desired orientation in main housing portion 30.In one arrangement, locking system is clamped 150 include the arch sequence 152 of pointed tooth 154.Tooth 154 is separated from each other, and forms latch recess 156 therebetween.Each lock Determine the special angle latched position that groove 156 corresponds to retained part 100.For example, at least one arrangement, tooth 154 and lock Determine groove or " latched position " 156 is arranged to allowance retained part 100 between the first clip position and the second clip position With 10 to 15 degree spaced locks.Two stop positions can be used in the arrangement, which is modulated to used weapon exercises Type (axis arrangement).It, can be with axis about at 90 degree, and for circular stapler cloth for example, for endoscopic stapler shaft device It sets, which can scan forward with axis about at 45 degree simultaneously towards surgeon.Clamping locking system 150 further includes locking Button 160, locking press button 160 have engage latch recess 156 lock part with being configured to locking.For example, locking Button 160 is pivotably mounted in the main handle part part 30 on pivot pin 131, with allow locking press button 160 be pivoted into it is right The latch recess 156 answered engages.Lock spring 164 is engaged for being biased to locking press button 160 with corresponding latch recess 156 Or the position of locking.When clinician pressure-locks button 160, lock part and tooth configuration are for enabling tooth 154 to slide Across lock part.Therefore, in order to adjust Angle Position of the retained part 100 relative to main housing portion 30, clinician is pressed Then retained part 100 is pivoted to desired Angle Position by locking press button 160.Once retained part 100 is moved into expectation Position, clinician just discharge locking press button 160.Then, Lock spring 164 will bias locking press button towards a series of teeth 154 160, so that lock part enters corresponding latch recess 156, during use to keep retained part 100 in the position.

It is axial that handle assembly 20 is operatively supported the first rotary drive system 300, the second rotary drive system 320 and third Drive system 400.Rotary drive system 300,320 each free motors 200 provide power, and motor 200, which is operatively supported, to be clamped In part 100.As seen in Figure 2, for example, motor 200 is supported on the chamber 132 in retained part 100 Nei and has tooth Box assembly 202 is taken turns, gear case assembly 202 has from its output driving shaft 204 outstanding.In various forms, motor 200 is for example There can be brush drive motor for the DC of the maximum rotation with about 25,000RPM.In other arrangements, motor may include brushless horse It reaches, wireless motor, syncmotor, stepper motor or any other suitable electric motor.Motor 200 can be supplied by power supply 210 Electricity, in one form, power supply 210 may include removable power source group 212.Power supply 210 may include for example entitled The U.S. Patent Application Publication 2015/0272575 of SURGICAL INSTRUMENT COMPRISING A SENSOR SYSTEM In be further disclosed in detail various power supplys arrangement any one of, the patent application complete disclosure is accordingly with reference side Formula is incorporated herein.In the arrangement shown in, for example, power supply group 212 may include proximal housing part 214, the proximal housing part 214 are configured to be attached to distal shell part 216.Proximal housing part 214 and distal shell part 216 are adapted to It is enough to be operatively supported multiple batteries 218 wherein.For example, battery 218 can respectively include such as lithium ion (" LI ") or other conjunctions Suitable battery.Distal shell part 216 is configured to removably be operatively attached to equally be operably coupled to horse Up to 200 shank circuit board assemblies 220.Shank circuit board assemblies 220 are usually alternatively referred to as " control system or CPU herein 224".The multiple batteries 218 being connected in series can be used as the power supply of handle assembly 20.In addition to this, power supply 210 can be interchangeable And/or it is rechargeable.In other embodiments, surgical instruments 10 can provide power by such as alternating current (AC).Motor 200 It can be controlled by the rocker switch 206 for being installed to retained part 100.

As outlined above, motor 200 is operably coupled to gear case assembly 202, and gear case assembly 202 includes that output is driven Moving axis 204.Driving device bevel gear 230 is attached to output driving shaft 204.Motor 200, gear case assembly 202, output driving shaft 204 and driving device bevel gear 230 also can be collectively referred to as " motor sub-assembly 231 " herein.Driving device bevel gear 230 with it is driven Bevel gear 234 joins, and driven wheel of differential 234 is attached to system drive axis 232 and pivots bevel gear 238, pivot bevel gear 238 Axle journal is connected on pivot 180.Driven wheel of differential 234 can on system drive axis 232 bonding station and disengaging configuration it Between move axially, in bonding station, driven wheel of differential 234 and driving device bevel gear 230 are engaged (Fig. 5), are being detached from In bonding station, the abjection of driven wheel of differential 234 is engaged (Figure 14) with driving bevel gear 230.235 axis of drive system spring Neck is connected between driven wheel of differential 234 and proximal end flange 236, and proximal end flange 236 is formed in system drive axis 232 Portions of proximal on.Referring to fig. 4 and Figure 14.Drive system spring 235 is used to fill the biasing of driven wheel of differential 234 abjection with driving Being engaged for bevel gear 230 is set, as will be discussed in further detail.Pivot bevel gear 238 is convenient for output driving shaft 204 It advances with driving device bevel gear 230 and handle portions 100 relative to the pivot of main handle part part 30.

In the example shown, system drive axis 232 and the rotation driving selector system handover for being generally designated as 240. In at least one form, for example, rotation driving selector system 240 includes can be in the first rotary drive system 300 and the Selectively moved shifter gear 250 between two rotary drive systems 320.Such as in Fig. 6 into Fig. 9 it is seen, for example, driving Selector system 240 includes shift unit mounting plate 242, and shift unit mounting plate 242 is immovably mounted in main handle part part 30. For example, shift unit mounting plate 242 can be frictionally held in the mounting lug (not shown) that is formed in housing sections 40,70 it Between, or otherwise remained at by screw, adhesive etc..Referring still to Fig. 6 to Fig. 9, system drive axis 232 extends Hole in shift unit mounting plate 242, and there is center or the system drive gear being non-rotatably attached to thereon 237.For example, central drive gear 237 can be attached to system drive axis 232 by keyway arrangement 233.Referring to Fig. 6 to Fig. 9.? In other arrangements, system drive axis 232 can be pivotally supported at displacement by the corresponding shaft bearing (not shown) being mounted thereto In device mounting plate 242.Under any circumstance, the rotation of system drive axis 232 will lead to the rotation of central drive gear 234.

As seen in Figure 3, the first drive system 300 includes the first driving pod 302, and the first driving pod 302 can revolve It is supported in the distal walls 32 being formed in main handle part part 30 with turning.First driving pod 302 may include having to be formed in it In strip pod the first main part 304.First driven gear 306 is formed in the first main part 304 or immovable Ground is attached to the first main part 304.First main part 304 can be pivotally supported at the phase being set in distal walls 32 It answers in hole or channel or it can be pivotally supported in the corresponding shaft bearing (not shown) being installed in distal walls 32.It is similar Ground, the second rotary drive system 320 include the second driving pod 322, and the second driving pod 322 is also pivotally supported at main handle In the distal walls 32 of portion part 30.Second driving pod 322 may include the second main part 324, and the second main part 324 has Strip pod formed therein.Second driven gear 326 is formed in the second main part 324 or is non-rotatably mounted to Second main part 324.Second main part 324 can be pivotally supported at the corresponding aperture being set in distal walls 32 or logical In road or it can be pivotally supported in the corresponding shaft bearing (not shown) being installed in distal walls 32.First driving pod 302 and second drive pod 322 to be separated from each other in each lateral side of shank axis HA.For example, see Fig. 4.

As noted before, in the example shown, rotation driving selector system 240 includes shifter gear 250.Such as exist For Fig. 6 into Fig. 9 as it can be seen that shifter gear 250 is rotatably installed on idler shaft 252, idler shaft 252 is movably supported in shifting In arcuate slot 244 in position device mounting plate 242.Installation shifter gear 250 is with all over rotating freely and protect on idler shaft 252 It holds and is engaged with central drive gear 234.Idler shaft 252 is connected to the end of the axis 262 of shifter solenoid 260.Displacement Device solenoid 260 is pinned or otherwise installs together with main handle part shell 30, so that when shifter solenoid 260 is caused When dynamic, shifter gear 250 is moved into being engaged with one of the first driven gear 306 or the second driven gear 326.Example Such as, In one arrangement, when solenoid shaft 262 bounces back (Fig. 6 and Fig. 7), shifter gear 250 and central drive gear 234 It is engaged with the first driven gear 306, so that the actuating of motor 200 will lead to the rotation of the first driving pod 302.Such as scheming Shifter gear 250 is biased in first actuated position as it can be seen that shift unit spring 266 can be used in 6 and Fig. 7.Therefore, If surgical instruments 10 runs out of steam, shifter gear 250 automatically will be biased to first position by shift unit spring 266 In.When shifter gear 250 is in the position, the subsequent actuating of motor 200 will lead to the of the first rotary drive system 300 The rotation of one driving pod 302.When shifter solenoid is activated, shifter gear 250 is moved to and the second driving pod The second driven gear 326 on 322 is engaged.Hereafter, the actuating of motor 200 will lead to the second rotary drive system 320 The actuating or rotation of second driving pod 322.

It is discussed in detail as discussed further below, the first rotary drive system 300 and the second rotary drive system 320 can be used In providing power for the various parts part that is connected to their interchangeable surgical tool component.As noted before, at least one In kind arrangement, if the activating motor in interchangeable surgical tool component runs out of steam, shift unit spring 266 will make to move Position device gear 250 is biased in first position.It is being operated according to which component part of interchangeable surgical tool component, it can It can need the application of rotating drive movements being backwards to the first drive system 300, so that interchangeable surgical tool component can It is removed from patient.Shown in exemplary handle assembly 20 using " emergency " system that can be actuated manually, be generally designated as 330, for rotating drive movements to be manually applied to the first rotary drive system 300 for example in above-mentioned scene.

Referring now to Fig. 3, Figure 10 and Figure 11, shown in emergency system 330 include emergency driving system 332, emergency driving system 332 include planetary gear set 334.In at least one form, planetary gear set 334 includes planet gear carrier 336, row Star gear housing 336 accommodates planetary gear and arranges (not shown), and planetary gear arrangement includes bevel planet gear 338.Planetary gear Component 334 includes emergency driving axis 340, and emergency driving axis 340 is operably coupled to the planetary gear in planet gear carrier 336 Arrangement.The rotation of bevel planet gear 338 makes planetary gear arrangement rotation, and planetary gear arrangement finally makes emergency driving axis 340 Rotation.342 axle journal of emergency driving gear is connected on emergency driving axis 340, so that emergency driving gear 342 can be in emergency driving It moves axially, however rotates with it on axis 340.Emergency driving gear 342 can be on being formed in emergency driving axis 340 It is moved between spring stop flange 344 and the axis end stop 346 being formed in the distal end of emergency driving axis 340.It answers Anxious axis spring 348 axle journal on emergency driving axis 340 is connected between emergency driving gear 342 and spring stop flange 344.It answers Anxious axis spring 348 biases emergency driving gear 342 towards distal side on emergency driving axis 340.When emergency driving gear 342 is in When the farthest position on emergency driving axis 340, it is engaged with emergency driven gear 350, the emergency driven gear 350 is not It is rotatably mounted to system drive axis 232.Referring to Figure 14.

Referring now to Figure 12 and Figure 13, emergency system 330 includes emergency actuator or emergency handle assembly 360, Help to move emergency driving and is applied to emergency driving system 332 manually.As in these figures as it can be seen that emergency handle assembly 360 Including bevel gear assembly 362 of meeting an urgent need comprising emergency bevel gear 364 and ratchet gear 366.Emergency handle assembly 360 further include Emergency shank 370 is movably coupled to emergency bevel gear assembly 362 by pivotal yoke 372, and pivotal yoke 372 is pivotally mounted on On ratchet gear 366.Emergency shank 370 is pivotally coupled to pivoting bracket 372 by pin 374, in storage location Selectivity is carried out between " SP " and actuated position " AP " pivots traveling.Referring to Figure 12.Shank spring 376 is for the shank that will meet an urgent need 370 are biased in actuated position AP.In at least one arrangement, for example, indicating the axis SP of storage location and indicating actuating position The angle between axis AP set may be about 30 degree.Referring to Figure 13.It is such as also shown in Figure 13, emergency handle assembly 360 is also Including click 378, click 378 is rotatably installed in the chamber in pivot yoke 372 or hole 377.Click 378 It is configured to be engaged ratchet gear 366 when rotating on direction of actuation " AD ", then be revolved when in the opposite direction It rotates out and is engaged when turning.Ratchet spring 384 and spherical component 386 are movably supported in the chamber 379 in pivot yoke 372 In, and for locking the brake apparatus 380 in ground engagement click 378 when shank 370 of meeting an urgent need is activated and (installs ratchet), 382。

Referring now to Fig. 3 and Figure 10, emergency system 330 further includes manipulating between open and closed positions Escape truck panel 390.In the arrangement shown in, emergency maintenance door 390 is configured to be removably coupled to main casing The housing sections 70 of part 30.Therefore, in at least embodiment, when emergency maintenance door 390 is removed from main housing portion 30 Or when disassembly, it is referred to as and is in " opening " position and when emergency maintenance door 390 is attached to main housing portion 30 as shown in the figure When, it is referred to as and is in " closed " position.It is contemplated, however, that arriving other embodiments, wherein maintenance door is movably coupled to lead Housing parts, so that remaining attached to the main shell part when maintenance door is in an open position.For example, in such implementation In scheme, maintenance door is pivotably attached to main housing portion or is attached slidably to main housing portion and can open It is manipulated between position and closed position.In the example shown, emergency maintenance door 390 is configured to engage shell with buckle The corresponding part of segment 70, is removably retained in " closed " position.Also the mechanical fasteners of other forms can be used Part, screw, pin etc..

Whether maintenance door of no matter meeting an urgent need 390 can be dismantled or keep from main housing portion 30 to be movably attached to main housing portion 30, emergency maintenance door 390 includes drive system locking component or yoke 392 and emergency locking component or yoke 396, and each is all From its back side protrusion or it is otherwise formed in thereon.It includes drive shaft recess 394, drive shaft that drive system, which locks yoke 392, Recess 394 is configured to the containment system drive shaft wherein when maintenance door 390 of meeting an urgent need is mounted in main housing portion 30 232 a part (that is, emergency maintenance door is in " closed " position).When emergency maintenance door 390 is positioned or mounted at closed position When, drive system locking yoke 392 is used to be biased to driven wheel of differential 234 to be engaged with driving device bevel gear 230 and (resist The biasing of drive system spring 235).In addition, emergency locking yoke 396 includes emergency driving axis recess 397, it is configured to When maintenance door 390 of meeting an urgent need is mounted or located at closed position in a part for wherein receiving emergency driving axis 340.Such as in Fig. 5 With in Figure 10 as it can be seen that emergency locking yoke 396 is also used for biasing emergency driving gear 342 into abjection and emergency driven gear 350 It is engaged (biasing for resisting emergency axis spring 348).Therefore, when emergency maintenance door 390 or emergency maintenance door 390 are in closure When position, emergency locking yoke 396 prevents the rotation of 342 interference system drive shaft 232 of emergency driving gear.In addition, emergency lock support Frame 396 includes shank recess 398, and shank recess 398 is for engaging emergency shank 370 and holding it in storage location SP In.

Fig. 4, Fig. 5 and Figure 10 show when meet an urgent need maintenance door 390 installation or it is in the close position when drive component and The configuration of emergency system component.As in these figures as it can be seen that driven wheel of differential 234 is biased to by drive system locking component 392 It is engaged with driving device bevel gear 230.Therefore, when maintenance door 390 of meeting an urgent need is installed or is in the close position, motor 200 Actuating will lead to driving device bevel gear 230 rotate and eventually lead to system drive axis 232 rotation.In addition, when being in the position When setting, emergency locking yoke 396 is used for the biasing of emergency driving gear 342 abjection and the emergency driven tooth on system drive axis 232 Wheel 350 is engaged.Therefore, when maintenance door 390 of meeting an urgent need is installed or is in the close position, drive system can be by motor 200 Actuating, and emergency system 330 is disconnected or prevents that any actuating movement is applied to system drive axis 232.It is answered to activate Anxious system 330, clinician remove emergency maintenance door 390 first or emergency maintenance door 390 are otherwise moved to opening Position.The movement removes the engagement of drive system locking component 392 and driven wheel of differential 234, to permit drive system spring 235 are engaged the biasing abjection of driven wheel of differential 234 with driving device bevel gear 230.In addition, removing emergency maintenance door It 390 or emergency maintenance door is moved to open position also and causes emergency locking yoke 396 is detached from emergency driving gear 342, thus Permit emergency axis spring 348 to be biased to nibble with the emergency driven gear 350 on system drive axis 232 by emergency driving gear 342 Splice grafting closes.Therefore, the rotation of emergency driving gear 342 will lead to the rotation of emergency driven gear 350 and system drive axis 232. It removes emergency maintenance door 390 or emergency maintenance door 390 is otherwise moved to open position and also permit the general of shank spring 376 Emergency shank 370 is biased to actuated position shown in Figure 11 and Figure 14.When at that position, clinician can be in ratchet For installation ratchet in emergency shank 370, this causes the rotation of ratchet bevel gear 364 (for example, suitable in Figure 14 manually on the RD of direction Clockwise), this, which eventually leads to, applies retraction rotary motion to system drive axis 232 by emergency power train 332.Clinician Ratchet can be repeatedly installed in emergency shank 370, shank is repeatedly attached to retraction until system drive axis 232 has been fully rotatable The component of the surgical end-effector part of the surgical tool component of component 20.Once emergency system 330 is by fully hand Dynamic actuating, then clinician's then replaceable emergency maintenance door 390 (that is, will emergency maintenance door 390 back to closed position), from And drive system locking component 392 is promoted to be biased to driven wheel of differential 234 and driving device bevel gear 230 and emergency locking yoke 396 be engaged, and the biasing of emergency driving gear 342 abjection and driven gear 350 of meeting an urgent need are engaged.As above it is begged for By if run out of steam or power interruption, shift unit spring 266 will make shifter solenoid 260 be biased to the first actuating position In setting.In this way, the actuating of emergency system 330, which will lead to the first rotary drive system 300, applies reversed or retracting motion.

As discussed above, surgery suturing appliance may include the emergency system activated manually, which is configured to Such as retraction nail percussion driving device.In many instances, emergency system can need to be operated and/or be bent more than once with complete Full retraction nail percussion driving device.In such example, the user of suture instruments may be not sure shaken it is more Lack time emergency system and/or is retracted in other words having obscured percussion driving device also how many needs.Contemplate various realities Scheme is applied, wherein suture instruments include system, which is configured to the position of the firing member of detection percussion driving device It sets, determine the distance that firing member needs to bounce back, and show the distance of the user away from surgical instruments.

In at least one embodiment, surgery suturing appliance includes one or more sensors, is configured to Detect the position of firing member.In at least one example, sensor can be positioned for example including hall effect sensor In the axis and/or end effector of suture instruments.The controller of sensor and surgery suturing appliance carries out signal communication, the control Device processed then carries out signal communication with the display on surgery suturing appliance.The controller includes microprocessor, the microprocessor It is configured to that (it includes that firing member is fully retracted position by the physical location of firing member and benchmark or reference position Set) the distance between physical location and the reference position that are compared, and calculate firing member, i.e. Distance Remaining.

In addition to the foregoing, display includes such as electronic console, and controller is configured to any conjunction Suitable mode shows Distance Remaining on an electronic display.In at least one example, controller shows progress over the display Item.In such example, for example, empty progress bar can indicate that firing member is in the end of its firing schedule, and it is complete Progress bar can indicate that firing member has been fully retracted.In at least one example, for example, 0% can indicate percussion structure Part is in the end of its firing schedule, and 100% can indicate that firing member has been fully retracted.In some instances, it controls Device processed is configured to display and needs the actuating of how many times emergency organization so that firing member is retracted to it over the display Fully retracted position.

In addition to the foregoing, the actuating of emergency organization can be operatively by the battery or power of surgery suturing appliance and percussion The electric motor of driving device disconnects.In at least one embodiment, the actuating of emergency organization overturns switch, which will be electric Pond is electrically separated with electric motor.The manual retrieving that this system will prevent electric motor from resisting firing member.

Shown in handle assembly 20 also support third axial drive system, which is generally designated as 400.As in figs. 3 and 4 as it can be seen that at least one form, third axial drive system 400 includes solenoid 402, the spiral shell Spool 402 has from its third driving actuator means outstanding or bar 410.The distal end portion of third driving actuator means 410 Portion 412 have third driving arm formed therein or pod 414, for receive be operatively attached to thereon it is interchangeable outside The corresponding part of the drive component of section's tool assembly.Solenoid 402 is wiredly connected to shank circuit board assemblies 220 and control System or CPU 224 are otherwise communicated with shank circuit board assemblies 220 and control system or CPU224.In at least one In arrangement, solenoid 402 is " spring-loaded ", so that third is driven and caused by spring members when solenoid 402 does not activate Dynamic device 410 is biased back in the initial position not activated.

As noted before, reconfigurable handle assembly 20 is advantageously used for activating a variety of different interchangeable surgeries Tool assembly.For this purpose, handle assembly 20 includes tool mounting portion, which is generally designated as 500, and being used for can It exchanges surgical tool component and is operably coupled to handle assembly.In the example shown, tool mounting portion 500 includes two faces Inside dovetail receives slit 502, is configured to engage the tool attachment module part of interchangeable surgical tool component Corresponding part.Each dovetail, which receives slit 502, to be taper, or in other words, be slightly V-arrangement.Dovetail receives slit 502 are configured to releasably accept corresponding conical attachment or ear portions, the conical attachment or lug Part is formed in a part of tool attachment nozzle segment of interchangeable surgical tool component.Each interchangeable surgical tool group Part can also be equipped with latch system, which is configured to be releasably engaged the tool for being formed in handle assembly 20 Corresponding holding pit 504 in installation section 500.

Various interchangeable surgical tool components can have " master " rotary drive system, be configured to operatively couple Join to the first rotary drive system 310 or with the first rotary drive system 310, and " auxiliary " rotary drive system, quilt It is constructed to be permeable to be operably coupled to the second rotary drive system 320 or join with the second rotary drive system 320.Main rotation is driven Dynamic system and auxiliary rotary drive system are configured to provide to the part of certain types of surgical end-effector each Kind rotary motion, the part of surgical end-effector includes a part of interchangeable surgical tool component.For the ease of being revolved main Turn drive system to be operably coupled to the first rotary drive system and assistant drive system is operably coupled to the second rotation drive Dynamic system 320, the tool mounting portion 500 of handle assembly 20 also include a pair of of insertion inclined-plane 506, are built into connection process Period biases the main rotary drive system of interchangeable surgical tool component and the part of auxiliary rotary drive system towards distal side, so as to In main rotary drive system is aligned with the first rotary drive system 300 in handle assembly 20 and is operatively coupled, and will Auxiliary rotary drive system is aligned with the second rotary drive system 320 in handle assembly 20 and operatively couples.

Interchangeable surgical tool component may also comprise " three-level " axial drive system, for axially transporting (one or more) The corresponding part of the dynamic surgical end-effector for being applied to interchangeable surgical tool component.For the ease of by the axially driving system of three-level The third axial drive system 400 that system is operably coupled in handle assembly 20, third driving actuator means 410, which are provided with, holds Nest 414, pod 414 are configured in the lug or other parts for wherein operatively receiving three-level axial drive system.

Interchangeable tools component 2000 is shown in Figure 15.Interchangeable tools component 2000 is similar to interchangeable in many aspects Tool assembly 1000, but it is different from interchangeable tools component 1000 in many aspects.For example, interchangeable components 2000 are round Suturing assembly.Referring primarily to Figure 15 and Figure 16, circular stapler component 2000 includes shaft portion 2100 and end effector 2200.Example Such as, shaft portion 2100 includes the portions of proximal for being releasably attached to handle assembly 20.End effector 2200 includes around pass Section kinematic joint 2300 is rotatably attached to the first part 2210 of shaft portion 2100.End effector 2200 further includes that can release It is attached to the second part 2220 of first part 2210 with putting.Second part 2220 includes storehouse 2222, which includes limiting Annular array in nail cavity 2224 therein and the nail that is stored in each nail cavity 2224.Second part 2220 further includes anvil block 2230, anvil block 2230 includes the ring on tissue compression surface 2232 and the one or more forming pits 2234 being aligned with nail cavity 2224 Shape array (Figure 27), nail cavity 2224 are configured to deform nail when nail is emitted from nail cavity 2224.

In addition to the foregoing, referring again to Figure 15 and Figure 16, the second part 2220 of end effector 2200 is alternative Ground be attached to the first part 2210 of end effector 2200 and with the selectivity of the first part of end effector 2,200 2210 Ground separation.Second part 2220 includes external shell 2227, and external shell 2227 includes proximal connector 2229, proximal connector 2229 are configured in the hole being accepted in the shell 2217 for being defined in first part 2210 or room 2218.Shell 2227 Connector 2229 and first part 2210 shell 2217 between be combined into closely.Connector 2229 and shell 2217 it Between compressed fit second part 2220 can be prevented unexpectedly longitudinal relative to first part 2210 and/or rotatably shifted.? In various examples, stopper element can be used for for second part 2220 being releasably secured to the first part of end effector 2200 2210。

Referring to Figure 15 and Figure 35-38, the second part 2220 of end effector 2200 can be with other second parts such as Second part 2220', second part 2220 ", second part 2220 " ' and/or the exchange of another second part 2220.Second 2220', 2220 " and 2220 " ' is divided to be similar to second part 2220 in many aspects.For example, each second part 2220, 2220', 2220 " and 2220 " ' includes being defined in centre bore 2226 therein.That is, second part 2220', 2220 " and 2220 " ' otherwise different from second part 2220.For example, the diameter of second part 2220' is greater than second part 2220. In addition, the annular array for the nail cavity 2224 being limited in second part 2220' has the nail than being limited in second part 2220 The bigger circumference of the annular array of chamber 2224.Similarly, second part 2220 " has the diameter bigger than second part 2220', And the annular array for the nail cavity 2224 being limited in second part 2220 " has the nail than being limited in second part 2220' The bigger circumference of the annular array of chamber 2224.In addition, similarly, second part 2220 " has bigger than second part 2220' Diameter, and the annular array for the nail cavity 2224 being limited in second part 2220 " has than being limited in second part 2220' Nail cavity 2224 the bigger circumference of annular array.

In addition to the foregoing, for example, anvil block 2230 can be with other anvil blocks such as anvil block 2230', anvil block 2230 ", anvil block 2230 " ' and/or another anvil block 2230 exchange.Anvil block 2230', 2230 " and 2230 " ' is similar to anvil block in many aspects 2230.For example, each anvil block 2230,2230', 2230 " and 2230 " ' include longitudinal axis 2236, and longitudinal axis 2236 includes that connection is convex Edge 2238.That is, anvil block 2230', 2230 " and 2230 " ' is otherwise different from anvil block 2230.For example, anvil block The diameter of 2230' is greater than anvil block 2230.In addition, the annular array for the forming pit 2234 being limited in anvil block 2230' have than It is limited to the bigger circumference of the annular array of the forming pit 2234 in anvil block 2230, so that forming pit 2234 keeps and limits Nail cavity 2224 in second part 2220' is aligned.Similarly, the diameter of anvil block 2230 " is greater than anvil block 2230', and limits The annular array of forming pit 2234 in anvil block 2230 " has the ring than the forming pit 2234 being limited in anvil block 2230 The bigger circumference of shape array, so that the holding of forming pit 2234 is aligned with the nail cavity 2224 being limited in second part 2220'.Separately Outside, similarly, anvil block 2230 " ' diameter be greater than anvil block 2230 ", and be limited to second part 2220 " ' in forming pit 2234 annular array has the circumference bigger than the annular array for the forming pit 2234 being limited in anvil block 2230, so that at Shape pit 2234 keep be limited to second part 2220 " ' in nail cavity 2224 be aligned.

Referring primarily to Figure 17, shaft portion 2100 includes proximal connector 2120 and proximally connector 2120 extends towards distal side Elongate shaft portion 2110.Proximal connector 2120 includes the first input unit 2318 and the second input unit 2418.First input unit 2318 are operatively coupled to end effector system, and the second input unit 2418 is operatively coupled to end execution Device clamps and nail trigger system.First input unit 2318 and the second input unit 2418 can operate in any suitable order.For example, First input unit 2318 can rotate in a first direction, so that end effector 2200 carries out joint motions in a first direction, And it accordingly rotates in a second direction so that end effector 2200 carries out joint motions in a second direction.Once end Actuator 2200 suitably carries out joint motions, and the second input unit 2428 is then rotatable with closed anvil 2230 and to support By 2222 grip tissue of storehouse part of end effector 2200.As discussed in more detail below, the second input unit 2428 then can Operation is from 2224 percussion nail of nail cavity and to cut and capture tissue in end effector 2200.In various alternative embodiment party In case, the first input unit 2318 and the second input unit 2328 can operate in any suitable order and/or simultaneously.

First input unit 2318 is installed to the proximal end of articulating shaft 2310, and articulating shaft 2310 is rotatably pacified In shaft portion 2010.Referring primarily to Figure 20 and Figure 21, rotatable articulating shaft 2310 includes distal end and installation To the worm gear 2312 of distal end.Worm gear 2312 is threadedly engaged with joint motions sliding part 2320.More specifically, joint motions are sliding Moving part 2320 includes being defined in threaded hole 2322 therein, and worm gear 2312 is threadedly engaged with threaded hole 2322.When joint is transported When rotating in the first direction, worm gear 2312 pushes joint motions sliding part 2320 (Figure 32) towards distal side to moving axis 2310.Work as joint For kinematic axis 2310 when rotating in second direction or opposite direction, worm gear 2312 proximally pulls joint motions sliding part 2320 (Figure 31).Joint motions in distal end of the joint motions sliding part 2320 by being fixedly mounted in elongate shaft portion 2110 Block 2112 is slidably supported.Pass through the guide slit 2315 being limited in articulation block 2112, joint motions sliding part 2320 movement is limited by the nearside and distal movement of articulation block 2112.Joint motions sliding part 2320 further includes from it The longitudinal key 2326 of extension, longitudinal key 2326 are snugly received in longitudinal keyway in the bottom for being defined in guide slit 2315 In 2116, the relative motion between joint motions sliding part 2320 and articulation block 2112 is restricted to longitudinal path by this.

Referring again to Figure 20, Figure 21 and Figure 24, joint motions sliding part 2320 is connected to joint movement connector 2330.It closes Saving move sliders 2320 includes drive pin 2324 extending therefrom, and drive pin 2324, which is located in, is defined in joint movement connector In proximal aperture 2334 in 2330.Drive pin 2324 is snugly received in hole 2334, so that drive pin 2324 and hole 2334 Side wall cooperating to limit the rotation axis between joint motions sliding part 2320 and joint movement connector 2330.Joint Motion couplings 2330 are also connected to the shell 2217 of end effector 2200.More specifically, joint movement connector 2330 is also Including distal aperture 2335 defined therein, and shell 2217 includes the pin 2215 being located in distal aperture 2335.Pin 2215 It is snugly received in hole 2335, so that the side wall cooperating in pin 2215 and hole 2335 is to limit joint movement connector Rotation axis between 2330 and shell 2217.

In addition to the foregoing, referring to Figure 18-21 and Figure 24, end effector 2200 can be revolved around actuated articulation joints 2300 It is connected to the articulation block 2112 of axis 2100 with turning.The shell 2217 of end effector 2200 includes being limited in its opposite side Hole 2213, and articulation block 2112 includes the protrusion 2113 extended from its opposite side, and protrusion 2113 is located in hole In 2213.Protrusion 2113 is snugly received in hole 2213, so that the side wall cooperating of protrusion 2113 and hole 2213 The joint motions axis of joint motions can be carried out around it to limit end effector 2200.When articulating shaft 2310 rotate with When driving joint motions sliding part 2320 towards distal side, joint motions sliding part 2320 drives joint movement connector 2330 towards distal side Proximal end.In response to the distal movement of the proximal end of joint movement connector 2330, joint movement connector 2330 encloses It is rotated around drive pin 2324, drive pin 2324 rotates end effector 2200 around actuated articulation joints 2300.When joint is transported When the dynamic rotation of input unit 2310 is proximally to drive joint motions sliding part 2320, it is similar to above content, joint motions sliding Part 2320 proximally pulls the proximal end of joint movement connector 2330.In response to the proximal end of joint movement connector 2330 The proximal movement in portion, joint movement connector 2330 are rotated around drive pin 2324, and drive pin 2324 makes end effector 2200 It is rotated around actuated articulation joints 2300.Joint movement connector 2330 is between joint motions sliding part 2320 and shell 2217 At least one degree of freedom is provided.Therefore, joint movement connector 2330 allows joint of the end effector 2200 by wide scope Movement angle carries out joint motions.

As described above, the proximal connector 2120 of interchangeable tools component 2000 includes second defeated referring to Figure 17 and Figure 25 Enter portion 2418.Second input unit 2418 includes driving gear 2417, driving gear 2417 and the nearside for being mounted on drive shaft 2410 Driving gear 2416 on end is engaged.As shown in figure 19, drive shaft 2410 extends through shaft portion 2110 and is limited to Hole 2114 in articulation block 2112.Hole 2114 includes bearing and is pivotably supported drive shaft 2410.Alternatively, hole 2114 may include mesopore.In either case, referring primarily to Figure 22, drive shaft 2410 extends through actuated articulation joints 2300 and enter in the room 2218 that is limited in end effector shell 2217.Drive shaft 2410 is by being installed to drive shaft 2410 bearing 2414 is rotatably supported, and bearing 2414 is trapped in the shell 2217 for being defined in end effector 2200 Recessed portion 2214 in.Drive shaft 2410 further includes the output gear 2412 for being installed to its distal end, so that drive shaft 2410 Rotation be transferred to output gear 2412.

Referring primarily to Figure 18, Figure 22 and Figure 23, the output gear 2412 and transmitting device 2420 of drive shaft 2410 are operatively Engagement.As discussed in more detail below, transmitting device 2420 is configured in first operator scheme and second operator scheme Between make end effector 2200 shift, in the first mode of operation, drive shaft 2410 makes anvil block 2230 relative to warehouse 2222 It is mobile, in this second mode of operation, the percussion nail from nail cavity 2224 of drive shaft 2410, and capture is cut in anvil block 2230 and storehouse Tissue between body 2222.Transmitting device 2420 includes rail driving device, which includes 2421 He of planet plate It is rotatably mounted to four planetary gears 2424 of planet plate 2421.Planet plate 2421 includes the gap for extending through its center Hole, and drive shaft 2410 extends through mesopore.Planet plate 2421 and planetary gear 2424, which are located in, is defined in end execution In room 2219 in device shell 2217.Each planetary gear 2424 can be revolved around the gear pin 2423 extended from planet plate 2421 Turn.Gear pin 2423 is along the circumferential registration for surrounding mesopore.Output gear 2412 is engagingly engaged with planetary gear 2424, and As described in greater detail below, drive shaft 2410 drives planetary gear 2424.

In addition to the foregoing, drive shaft 2410 extends through actuated articulation joints 2300.In order to make output gear 2412 exist It keeps correctly engaging with planetary gear 2424 when end effector 2200 carries out joint motions, drive shaft 2410 is flexible. In at least one example, for example, drive shaft 2410 is made of plastics.

As described above, transmitting device 2420 includes first operator scheme and second operator scheme.Referring primarily to Figure 23 and figure 28, interchangeable tools component 2000 further includes the shift unit 2600 that can be moved between the first position and the second position, with Switch transmitting device 2420 between its first operator scheme and its second operator scheme.When shift unit 2600 is in its first position When, as shown in Figure 28 to Figure 30, shift unit 2600 is not engaged with the planet plate 2421 of transmitting device 2420, and therefore, planet Plate 2421 and planetary gear 2424 are rotated by drive shaft 2410.More specifically, drive shaft 2410 surrounds planetary gear 2424 Its respective gear pin 2423 rotates, and planetary gear 2424 extends due to planetary gear 2424 and around planetary gear 2424 Annular ring gear 2534 between reaction force and revolving planet plate 2421, it is as follows to be further more fully described.Planet plate 2421 operatively couple with output connector 2430, so that the rotation of planet plate 2421 is transferred to output connector 2430.It is main Will referring to fig. 23, output connector 2430 includes the hole array 2433 extended around its outer periphery, wherein prolonging from planet plate 2421 The gear pin 2423 stretched is extended in the hole 2433 limited in output connector 2430 and is closely received by hole 2433, so that It is expert between starboard 2421 and output connector 2430 almost without relative motion (if any).

Referring primarily to Figure 18 and Figure 23, exporting connector 2430 includes driving pod 2432.Driving pod 2432 includes example Such as the hole of substantially hexagon；However, using any suitable configuration.Driving pod 2432, which is configured to receive, to be extended Across the closure axis 2440 of the second part 2220 of end effector 2200.Being closed axis 2440 includes that nearside drives end 2442, Nearside driving end 2442 has the shape for the substantially hexagon being snugly received in driving pod 2432, so that drive shaft 2410 rotation can be transferred to closure axis 2440.Closure axis 2440 is rotatably supported on second part by bearing 2444 In 2220 shell 2227.Bearing 2444 includes such as thrust bearing；However, bearing 2444 may include any suitable bearing.

Referring primarily to Figure 23 and Figure 28-30, being closed axis 2440 includes threaded portion 2446, threaded portion 2446 be limited to Threaded hole 2456 in trochar 2450 is threadedly engaged.As discussed in more detail below, anvil block 2230 could attach to trochar 2450, trochar 2450 can be converted into towards and/or far from the mobile anvil block 2230 of warehouse 2222.Referring again to Figure 18, casing Needle 2450 includes being defined at least one longitudinal keyway 2459 therein, longitudinal keyway 2459 be configured to from actuating sleeve At least one longitudinal key cooperating that the inner surface 2546 of cylinder 2540 extends.Drive sleeve 2540 is discussed further below A part of trigger system is followed closely, and reader should be appreciated that trochar 2450 and drive sleeve 2,540 1 slide relative to each other It is dynamic, and two cooperatings inhibit relative rotary motion between the two.Due to closure axis 2440 and trochar 2450 it Between be threadedly engaged, when closure axis 2440 when rotating in the first direction, closure axis 2440 can towards distal side shift or translate casing Needle 2450, and correspondingly, when closure axis 2440 rotates in second direction or opposite direction, closure axis 2440 can be proximally Displacement or translation trochar 2450.

As described above, anvil block 2230 could attach to trochar 2450.Anvil block 2230 includes flange connector 2238, flange connector 2238 are configured to engage and grasp trochar 2450.Flange connector 2238 includes the shaft portion for being connected to anvil block 2230 2236 cantilever beam.Referring primarily to Figure 23, trochar 2450 includes keeping recess or recessed portion 2458, recess or recessed portion 2458 It is configured to releasably accept flange connector 2238 when anvil block 2230 is assembled into trochar 2450.Keep recess 2458 And flange connector 2238 is configured to resistance anvil block 2230 and is not intended to separate with trochar 2450.Flange connector 2238 passes through vertical It is separated to slit 2237.Longitudinal slit 2237 is configured to receive when anvil block 2230 is assembled into trochar 2450 from casing The longitudinal rib 2457 that needle 2450 extends.Rib 2457 is snugly received in slit 2237, and therefore, inhibits 2230 phase of anvil block Trochar 2450 is rotated.

Once anvil block 2230 is properly located relative to warehouse 2222, as discussed above, tool assembly 2000 is displaceable Into its second operator scheme.For example, shift unit 2600 includes for shifting the transmitting device 2420 of end effector 2200 Electric actuation motor.In various other embodiments, shift unit 2600 may include it is electronic and/or activate manually it is any suitable Device.Shift unit 2600 communicates with the processor signal of surgery suturing appliance and leads to the battery electric power of surgery suturing appliance Letter.In various examples, insulated electric conductor for example extends between shift unit 2600 and the shank of surgical instruments, so that processor can It is communicated with shift unit 2600, and battery can supply electric power to shift unit 2600.In various other examples, shift unit 2600 can Including wireless signal receiver and processor can be wirelessly communicated with shift unit 2600.In some instances, for example, such as passing through Inductive circuit can wirelessly power to shift unit 2600.In various examples, shift unit 2600 may include the power supply of its own.

Shift unit 2600 includes the shell being mounted in the room 2218 being defined in the proximal end of end effector 2200. Shift unit 2600 includes clutch key or switching device 2602 and output shaft 2604, output shaft 2604 can be relative to shift unit shell Body moves between the first position and the second position.Clutch key 2602 includes the first locking teeth 2608 and the second locking teeth 2609, and when clutch key 2602 is in its first position, the firing tube of the first locking teeth 2608 and nail trigger system 2530 engagements, and at the same time, the second locking teeth 2609 is disengaged with the planet plate 2421 of transmitting device 2420.More specifically, First locking teeth 2608 is located in hole 2538, and hole 2538 is one of the annular array around the hole 2538 that firing tube 2530 limits Part, and 2609 no-fix of the second locking teeth, in hole 2429, hole 2429 is around the hole 2429 that planet plate 2421 limits A part of annular array.Due to above content, shift unit 2600 prevents firing tube 2530 from rotating, and therefore in clutch key 2602 be in its first position when locking nail trigger system.Although when clutch key 2602 is in its first position, nail percussion System has been shifted the locking of device 2600, but the rotatable planet plate 2421 of drive shaft 2410 and operates anvil block closed system, such as It is upper described.

As shown in Figure 23 mainly, firing tube 2530 includes the annular for the tooth 2534 being limited in its inner sidewall 2532 Rack gear.Planetary gear 2424 operatively intermeshes with rack gear 2534.When shift unit 2600 is in its first position, such as Figure 28 Shown, firing tube 2530 is held in place by shift unit 2600, and planetary gear 2424 can pass through drive shaft 2410 rotate relative to firing tube 2530 and rack gear 2534.In such example, planetary gear 2424 is surrounded by drive shaft 2410 The zigzag tread patterns axis of restriction rotates, and at the same time rotating around the axis limited by their corresponding gear pins 2423.Reader It should be appreciated that planetary gear 2424 is directly driven by drive shaft 2410, and due to planetary gear 2424 and firing tube 2530 it Between the reaction force that generates, the driving of planetary gear 2424 and revolving planet gear 2421.When actuated displacement device 2600 is with will be from When clutch key 2602 is moved to its second position, the first locking teeth 2608 is disengaged with firing tube 2530, and at the same time, second Locking teeth 2609 is engaged with planet plate 2421.When clutch key 2602 is in its second position, planet plate 2421 passes through displacement Device 2600 is held in place, and therefore closure driving device has been locked and cannot have been operated to move anvil block 2230. When drive shaft 2410 rotates in such example, output gear 2412 drives planetary gear 2424 and makes planetary gear 2424 It is rotated relative to planet plate 2421 around its corresponding gear pin 2423.Planetary gear 2424 drives firing tube via rack gear 2534 2530 and around its longitudinal axis rotate firing tube 2530.

In addition to the foregoing, and referring again to Figure 23, the behaviour of drive sleeve 2540 of firing tube 2530 and nail trigger system Make ground connection.More specifically, the inner sidewall 2532 of firing tube 2530 includes being defined in longitudinal slit 2535 therein, longitudinal slit 2535 are configured to closely receive the longitudinal rib 2545 being limited in drive sleeve 2540 so that drive sleeve 2540 with Firing tube 2530 rotates together.Drive sleeve 2540 further includes screw thread distal end 2542, screw thread distal end 2542 and driving Lantern ring 2550 is threadedly engaged.More specifically, driving lantern ring 2550 includes threaded hole 2552, threaded hole 2552 and screw thread distal end 2542 are threadedly engaged.For example, driving lantern ring 2550 is located in the hole 2228 being defined in the shell of end effector 2200, and And prevent driving lantern ring 2550 from rotating in hole 2228 by longitudinal rib and groove arrangement.Due to above content, drive sleeve 2540 rotation makes to drive 2550 longitudinal translation of lantern ring.For example, will be driven if drive sleeve 2540 rotates in a first direction Dynamic lantern ring 2550 is promoted towards distal side, and if drive sleeve 2540 rotates in second direction or opposite direction, will driving Lantern ring 2550 proximally bounces back.

When driving lantern ring 2550 to be pushed towards distal side, as described above, driving lantern ring 2550 is for example in nail trigger system Firing schedule during towards distal side push the nail driving device block 2560 and such as knife of cutting element 2570.More specifically, actuating sleeve Ring 2550 pushes nail driving device block 2560 and cutting element 2570 between the non-firing position of nearside and distal side firing position, In the non-firing position of the nearside, nail is located in the nail cavity 2224 being defined in warehouse part 2222, and cutting element 2570 It is recessed below the platform surface of warehouse part 2222, in the firing position of distal side, nail is deformed relative to anvil block 2230, and And the tissue captured between anvil block 2230 and warehouse part 2222 is crosscutting by cutting element 2570.Lantern ring 2550 is driven to wrap Drive recess 2554 is included, drive recess 2554 is configured to the adjacent nail when driving lantern ring 2550 to be promoted towards distal side Driving device block 2560 and cutting element 2570.Following closely driving device block 2560 includes multiple nail brackets defined therein, wherein Each nail bracket is configured to the base portion of support nail.Nail bracket is aligned with the nail cavity 2224 being limited in warehouse part 2222 And it is arranged at least two concentric rows.

Nail driving device block 2560 and cutting element 2570 be attached to driving lantern ring 2550 so that when driving lantern ring 2550 from When anvil block 2230 proximally moves, nail driving device block 2560 and cutting element are proximally pulled by driving lantern ring 2550 2570.In at least one example, follows closely driving device block 2560 and cutting element 2570 includes extending to be limited to driving lantern ring One or more hooks in hole 2557 in 2550.In various examples, follows closely driving device block 2560 and cutting element 2570 can Retraction, so that they are fully retracted below the platform surface of warehouse part 2222.

In addition to the foregoing, end effector 2200 operates in a third operating mode, wherein the clutch of shift unit 2600 Device key 2602 is operatively engaged with anvil block closed system and nail trigger system simultaneously.In the operation mode, the first locking teeth 2608 engage with the firing tube 2530 of nail trigger system, and the planet plate 2421 of the second locking teeth 2609 and transmitting device 2420 Engagement.In such example, the first locking teeth 2608 is located in the hole 2538 being defined in firing tube 2530, and the second lock Fixed tooth 2609 is located in the hole 2429 being defined in planet plate 2421.Due to above content, drive shaft 2410 makes anvil block simultaneously 2230, it is mobile relative to warehouse 2222 that driving device block 2560 and cutting element 2570 are followed closely.

Referring again to Figure 15, the user of interchangeable tools component 2000 can from second part 2220,2220', 2220 ", 2220 " ' and/or any other suitable second part external member in selected, and the second part of selection is assembled into The first part 2210 of end effector 2200.Referring primarily to Figure 18, each second part includes housing connector 2229, when Two when being partially assembled into first part 2210, and housing connector 2229 engages the shell 2217 of first part 2210.In addition, each Second part includes closure axis 2440, and when second part is assembled into first part 2210, closure axis 2440 operatively engages the The driving pod 2432 of a part 2210.In addition, each second part includes drive sleeve 2540, when second part is assembled into When a part 2210, drive sleeve 2540 operatively engages the firing tube 2530 of first part 2210.

In addition to the foregoing, it can be exchanged with tool assembly 2000 referring to Figure 35 and Figure 36, tool assembly 2000'.Shank Component 2000' is similar to tool assembly 2000 in many aspects；However, tool assembly 2000', which is configured to apply, to be had The circular staple line of the diameter bigger than the circular staple line that tool assembly 2000 is applied.In addition to other aspects, tool assembly 2000' Including wider second part 2220', nail driving device 2560', knife assembly 2570', warehouse 2222' and anvil block 2230'.Referring to Figure 37, tool assembly 2000 " can be exchanged with tool assembly 2000.Tool assembly 2000 " is similar to tool group in many aspects Part 2000 and 2000'；However, tool assembly 2000 ", which is configured to apply, has the circle applied than tool assembly 2000' The circular staple line of the bigger diameter of staple line.In addition to other aspect, tool assembly 2000 " include wider second part 2220 ", Follow closely driving device 2560 ", knife assembly 2570 ", warehouse 2222 " and anvil block 2230 ".Referring to Figure 38, tool assembly 2000 " ' can It is exchanged with tool assembly 2000.Tool assembly 2000 " ' it is similar to tool assembly 2000,2000' and 2000 " in many aspects；So And tool assembly 2000 " ' be configured to apply have it is bigger than the circular staple line that tool assembly 2000 " is applied straight The circular staple line of diameter.In addition to other aspects, tool assembly 2000 " ' it include wider second part 2220 " ', nail driving device 2560 " ', knife assembly 2570 " ', warehouse 2222 " ' and anvil block 2230 " '.

In various embodiments, in addition to the foregoing, surgical instruments can have any appropriate number of operation mode.? In at least one embodiment, surgery suturing appliance includes transmitting device, which includes first operator scheme, the second behaviour Operation mode and third operation mode, the first operator scheme percussion nail, the second operator scheme disposes cutting element, described Third operation mode percussion nail and disposes cutting element simultaneously.In the first mode of operation, cutting element is not disposed.In addition, The processor of such surgical instruments can be programmed so that instrument cannot in the case where no first operator scheme of completion first It is placed in second operator scheme.Due to above content, the user of surgical instruments can determine whether cut after percussion nail Tissue.

The alternative embodiment for the staple cartridge body being used together with surgical stapling device is shown in Figure 34.Warehouse 2222' packet Include row in the annular outlet of nail cavity 2224 and the annular of nail cavity 2224'.Nail cavity 2224 is limited in the first rank of warehouse platform, and And nail cavity 2224' is limited in the second-order of warehouse platform.Second-order extends above the first rank.In other words, the first rank has There is the first podium level, and second-order has the second podium level higher than the first podium level.Platform wall by the first rank and Second-order separates.In various embodiments, platform wall is inclined.In certain embodiments, platform wall is orthogonal to first Rank and/or second-order.

Warehouse 2222' further includes the chamber extension 2229' extended from the first rank of platform.Chamber extension 2229' is around nail The end of chamber 2224 and the extension nail cavity 2224 above the first rank.When nail is projected from nail cavity 2224, chamber extension 2229' can At least partly control the nail above the first rank.Chamber extension 2229' is also configured as and can contact and compress against warehouse The tissue of 2222' capture.Also controllable flowing of the tissue relative to warehouse 2222' of chamber extension 2229'.For example, chamber extension 2229' can limit the Radial Flow of tissue.Chamber extension 2229' can have any suitable configuration and can extend from the first rank Any suitable height.In at least one example, for example, the top surface of chamber extension 2229' is aligned or has with second-order There is height identical with second-order.In other instances, chamber extension 2229' can extend above or below second-order.

In addition to the foregoing, nail cavity 2224 respectively include be positioned in first nail, this first nail have first not at Shape height.Nail cavity 2224' respectively includes the second nail being positioned in, which has different from the first unshaped height Second unshaped height.For example, the first unshaped height is higher than the second unshaped height；However, the second unshaped height can be high In the first unshaped height.In alternative embodiment, the first unshaped staple height and the second unshaped staple height are identical.

First nail is deformed into the first Deformation Height, and the second nail is deformed into the second deformation different from the first Deformation Height Highly.For example, the first Deformation Height is higher than the second Deformation Height.Such arrangement can improve the blood flow into suture tissue.Optionally Ground, the second Deformation Height can be higher than the first Deformation Height.Such arrangement can improve the flexibility of the tissue along interior traverse.? In certain alternative embodiments, the first Deformation Height is identical with the second Deformation Height.

As described above, interchangeable tools component may include axis, end effector and alternatively follow closely in addition to other aspects Storehouse.Interchangeable nail bin includes closure driving device and percussion driving device, which is configured to move It opens and is closed end effector to capture the tissue in end effector, which is configured to suture simultaneously Cut the tissue captured in end effector.When interchangeable nail bin is assembled into axis, the closure of end effector drives dress It sets and fires driving device closure driving device corresponding with axis and percussion driving device operatively couples.Alternatively following closely In the case that storehouse is not correctly assembled into axis, interchangeable nail bin can not operate in a manner of expected from it.It such as below will be more detailed Ground description, interchangeable nail bin and/or axis may include latching member, which prevents interchangeable nail bin from operating, unless can The nail bin of replacement is correctly attached to axis.

Turning now to Figure 39, interchangeable tools component 3000 includes axis 3010 and interchangeable nail bin 3020.Similar to upper Content is stated, interchangeable nail bin 3020 includes closure driving device input unit and percussion driving device input unit, closure driving Device input unit and percussion driving device input unit drive output section with closure when in 3020 complete seating to axis 3010 of nail bin Operatively couple with percussion driving device output section.For brevity, the behaviour of such closure and trigger system is not repeated herein Make.

Interchangeable tools component 3000 further includes lock-in circuit 3090.Lock-in circuit 3090 includes conductor 3096 and contact 3092.First contact 3092 is electrically coupled to the first conductor 3096, and the second contact 3092 is electrically coupled to the second conductor 3096.Before in 3020 complete seating to axis 3010 of nail bin, the first contact 3092 is not electrically coupled to the second contact 3092. Nail bin 3020 includes contact bridge 3094, when in 3020 complete seating to axis 3010 of nail bin, the engagement of contact bridge 3094 and Electricity Federation Connect contact 3092.Contact 3092 and contact bridge 3094 are configured and arranged to so that when only partially seating arrives nail bin 3020 Contact bridge 3094 does not electrically connect contact 3092 when on axis 3010.

Interchangeable tools component 3000 can be used together with surgical instrument system, which includes for example can hand The shank and/or robot system of dynamic operation.In various embodiments, surgical instrument system includes being configured to drive The electric motor of the nail trigger system of tool assembly 3000, and the other control for being configured to operation electric motor Device.The lock-in circuit of tool assembly 3000 is communicated with controller.When controller detect contact bridge 3094 not with contact 3092 In the open state, controller prevents electric motor operation nail trigger system for engagement or lock-in circuit.In various examples, Controller is configured to so that working as lock-in circuit in the open state, not to electric motor supply electric power.Certain In other examples, controller is configured to supply electric power to electric motor, so that work as lock-in circuit in the open state, It can operate closed system but inoperable trigger system.In at least one such example, controller operation is connected to electronic The transmitting device of motor, so that the output of electric motor is only directed to closed system.When controller detects contact bridge 3094 and connects In the closure state, controller allows electric motor to operate nail trigger system for the engagement of contact element 3092 or lock-in circuit.

When surgical instrument system includes shank, in addition to the foregoing, opened when controller detects that lock-in circuit is in When configuration, controller actuating triggering lock, triggering lock prevents the firing trigger of shank to be activated.When the complete seating of nail bin 3020 On to axis 3010 and when lock-in circuit is closed, controller, which can bounce back to trigger, to be locked and firing trigger is allowed to be activated.It is such System can be used together with the percussion driving device of motorization and/or non-motorised.For example, the percussion driving device of non-motorised It can be driven by hand-crank.

As described above, the trocar shaft 2450 of the closure driving device of tool assembly 2000 can be assembled in anvil block 2230.Anvil The flange connector 2238 of seat 2230 is configured to the recessed portion 2458 that is limited in trocar shaft 2450 of engagement with by anvil block 2230 are connected thereto.Once anvil block 2230 has been assembled to trocar shaft 2450, trocar shaft 2450 and anvil block 2230 can pass through Closure driving device is retracted or pulls towards nail bin 2222, to compress tissue against nail bin 2222.However, in some examples In, anvil block 2230 can not be assembled into trocar shaft 2450 correctly.When clinician attempts anvil block 2230 being assembled into trochar It, can anvil block 2230 frequent occurrence when trocar shaft 2450 does not extend fully above the platform of nail bin 2222 when axis 2450 It is assembled with the mistake of trocar shaft 2450.In general, in such example, anvil block 2230 is fully attached to trocar shaft 2450, So that trocar shaft 2450 can make anvil block 2230 mobile towards nail bin 2222, but when anvil block 2230 starts to abut against the pressure of nail bin 2222 When contracting tissue, anvil block 2230 can be separated from trocar shaft 2450.

Turning now to Figure 39 and Figure 40, shows and be similar to interchangeable tools component 2000 discussed above in many aspects Interchangeable tools component 3100.Tool assembly 2000 includes warehouse 3120, and warehouse 3120 includes platform 3121,3121 quilt of platform It is constructed to be permeable to the supporting tissue when tissue is pressurized by anvil block 2130 and reclines warehouse 3120.Tool assembly 3100 further include by It is constructed to be permeable to the closure driving device for keeping anvil block 2130 mobile relative to warehouse 3120.Being closed driving device includes trocar shaft 3150, trocar shaft 3150 includes being defined in recessed portion therein similar to the abovely.Recessed portion includes distal shoulder 3158, far Side shoulder 3158 is configured to anvil block 2130 remaining to trocar shaft 3150.In addition, tool assembly 3100 further include by It is constructed to be permeable to project the percussion driving device of nail from warehouse 3120.It includes rotatable shaft 3162 and translatable for firing driving device Lantern ring 3160, translatable lantern ring 3160 are threadedly engaged with rotatable shaft 3162, and rotatable shaft 3162 is configured to from warehouse 3120 project nail.Rotatable shaft 3162 includes being defined in longitudinal hole 3164 therein, and trocar shaft 3150 extends through via hole 3164。

In addition to the foregoing, closure driving device further includes the fixture 3190 for being installed to trocar shaft 3150.Fixture 3190 Including the base portion 3192 being mounted in the slit being defined in trocar shaft 3150.Fixture 3190 further includes extending from base portion 3192 Submissive arm or adjunct 3198.Arm 3198 can move (figure between extended position (Figure 39) and deflected position (Figure 40) 40).When arm 3198 is in its deflected position, as shown in figure 40, anvil block 2130 is lockable to trocar shaft 3150.Such as Figure 40 institute Show, when trocar shaft 3150 fully extends above the platform 3121 of warehouse 3120, arm 3198 passes through percussion driving The translatable lantern ring 3160 of device is maintained at its deflected position.Translatable lantern ring 3160 includes annular shoulder 3168, annular shoulder 3168 are configured to when arm 3198 and shoulder 3168 contact elastically inwards bias arm 3198.

When trocar shaft 3150 is not in the position of enough extensions above storehouse platform 3121, arm 3198 is not by shoulder 3168 inwardly biasings.In such example, as shown in figure 39, arm 3198 is in its extended position.When arm 3198 is in its extension When position, arm 3198 prevents anvil block 2130 to be attached to trocar shaft 3150.More specifically, arm 3198 prevents the connection of anvil block 2130 Behind 2138 seating of flange to the shoulder 3158 being limited in trocar shaft 3150.In such example, arm 3198 prevents anvil block 2130 are partly attached to trocar shaft 3150, and accordingly, it is intended to anvil block 2130 are assembled into the clinic of trocar shaft 3150 Anvil block 2130 partly cannot be assembled into trocar shaft 3150 by doctor, and can avoid problems discussed above.Reader should Understand, anvil block 2130 is usually assembled into trocar shaft 3150 in situ or in patient's body, and anvil block 2130 is suitably assembled The completion of used surgical technic is accelerated to trocar shaft 3150.Above system provides latching member, which prevents Partly assembled anvil block is pressurized and the tissue that reclines.

Turning now to Figure 41-43, interchangeable tools component 3200 includes being configured to be not attached to thereon Closure driving device retraction is prevented in the case where anvil block, as discussed in more detail below.Tool assembly 3200 includes 3210 He of axis End effector 3220.End effector 3220 is including external shell 3227, warehouse 3222 and is defined in longitudinal hole therein 3226.Tool assembly 3200 further includes closure driving device, which includes trocar shaft 3250 and could attach to The anvil block 3230 of trocar shaft 3250.Similar to above content, it is closed driving device and is configured to toward and away from warehouse 3222 mobile anvil blocks 3230.Trocar shaft 3250 can move between extended position and retraction position.Figure 42 and Figure 43 are showd that Trocar shaft 3250 in its extended position.

In addition to the foregoing, tool assembly 3200 further includes retraction lock 3290, and retraction lock 3290 is configured to work as anvil Seat 3230 it is unassembled to trocar shaft 3250 when prevent trocar shaft 3250 from its extended position (Figure 42 and Figure 43) towards its time It condenses and sets movement.Retraction lock 3290 includes the lock arm that shell 3227 is rotatably mounted to around protrusion or pin 3294 3292.Retraction lock 3290 further includes the spring 3296 engaged with lock arm 3292, which is configured to lock arm 3292 bias towards trocar shaft 3250.Trocar shaft 3250 includes locking shoulder 3258, and as shown in figure 42, works as anvil block 3230 it is unassembled to trocar shaft 3250 when, lock arm 3292 is configured to clasp locking shoulder 3258 and prevents casing Needle shaft 3250 proximally moves.More specifically, lock arm 3292 includes being configured in locking 3258 lower slider of shoulder Fastener 3298.As shown in figure 43, when anvil block 3230 is assembled into trocar shaft 3250, anvil block 3230 contacts lock arm 3292, and And shift lock arm 3292 far from locking shoulder 3258.At this point, trocar shaft 3250 is unlocked and can direction Warehouse 3222 is moved to its retraction position.

Turning now to Figure 44-46, interchangeable tools component 3300 includes closure driving device, nail percussion driving device and closes Latch fitting, the latching member are configured to the percussion driving device operation of anti-non-magnetic shim, until closure driving device anvil block by It is set to tissue space appropriate, as discussed in more detail below.Tool assembly 3300 includes axis 3310 and end effector 3320.End effector 3320 includes inner frame 3329, external shell 3327 and warehouse 3322.Similar to above content, close Closing driving device includes trocar shaft 3350 and the anvil block 2230 that could attach to trocar shaft 3350.It is also similarly in above-mentioned Hold, trocar shaft 3350 can move between extended position (Figure 45) and retraction position (Figure 46), with toward and away from warehouse 3322 mobile anvil blocks 2230.Firing driving device includes rotatable shaft 3360, and rotatable shaft 3360 is configured to towards distal side Displacement percussion driving device, to project the nail being stored in warehouse 3322.

In addition to the foregoing, end effector 3320 includes the percussion driving lock for being removably mounted to inner frame 3329 3390.Percussion driving lock 3390 includes lock pin 3394 and the Lock spring 3398 being located in around lock pin 3394.Lock pin 3394 wraps Include head 3392 and retainer 3396.The chamber that Lock spring 3398 is located in retainer 3396 and is defined in inner frame 3329 Among 3328 side wall.When trocar shaft 3350 is in extended position, as shown in figure 45, Lock spring 3398 is by lock pin 3394 It is biased in the lockhole 3364 being defined in the rotatable shaft 3360 of nail percussion driving device.In such example, lock pin 3394 Interaction between the side wall of lockhole 3364 prevents the rotation of axis 3360 with from 3322 percussion nail of warehouse.When trocar shaft 3350 When sufficiently bouncing back, trocar shaft 3350 engages the head 3392 of lock pin 3394.Head 3392 includes the cam face limited thereon, The cam face is configured to be engaged by trocar shaft 3350 so that percussion driving lock 3390 in locked configuration (Figure 45) and It is moved between unlocked configuration (Figure 46).When driving lock 3390 is in its unlocked configuration, the axis 3360 for firing driving device can revolve Turn.

The percussion driving latching member of tool assembly 3300 requires anvil block 2230 that can be moved to pre-determined bit before firing in nail It sets or is moved in the range of predetermined position.In addition, the percussion driving latching member of tool assembly 3300 requires anvil block 2230 and storehouse Tissue space between body 3322 can be less than certain distance in nail before firing.Therefore, anvil block 2230 and/or closed system Position deactivates nail percussion latching member.It is such to arrange the uncompressed etc. of the deformation and/or tissue that can help to anti-non-magnetic shim.

Turning now to Figure 47-49, interchangeable tools component 3400 includes the closure driving for being configured to grip tissue Device, nail percussion driving device and percussion driving latching member 3490, percussion driving latching member 3490 are configured to anti-non-magnetic shim Percussion driving device operates before closure driving device applies enough clamping pressures to tissue.Being closed driving device includes set Pipe needle shaft 3450 and anvil block are such as attached to the anvil block 2230 of trocar shaft 3450.Similar to above content, trocar shaft 3450 can be moved to retraction position (Figure 49) from extended position (Figure 48) to compress tissue against the warehouse of tool assembly 3400. Percussion driving device includes rotatable shaft 3460, rotatable shaft 3460 be configured to shift towards distal side nail driving device and It projects and follows closely from warehouse.

Percussion driving latching member 3490 be located in closure driving device trocar shaft 3450 and percussion driving device can Among rotary shaft 3460.Percussion driving latching member 3490 is including distal side plate 3492, proximal panel 3494 and is located in distal side plate 3492 With the spring 3493 among proximal panel 3494.Percussion driving latching member 3490 further includes lock pin 3498, and lock pin 3498 can locked Determine to move between configuration (Figure 48) and unlocked configuration (Figure 49), in the locked configuration, lock pin 3498 is engaged with axis 3460, at this In unlocked configuration, lock pin 3498 is disengaged with axis 3460.Lock pin 3498, which is located in, is defined in distal side plate 3492 and proximal panel In pin room 3496 between 3494.More specifically, lock pin 3498 includes being located in the cam 3495 being defined on distal side plate 3492 With the beveled head for 3495 centre of cam being defined on proximal panel 3494.When trocar shaft 3450 proximally bounces back, casing Needle shaft 3450 proximally pushes distal side plate 3492, and the cam 3495 being limited on distal side plate 3492 engages the head of lock pin 3498 Portion.In such example, as shown in figure 49, distal side is limited to 3495 cooperating of cam that is limited on proximal panel 3494 Lock pin 3498 is displaced in its unlocked configuration by the cam 3495 on plate 3492.

As described above, percussion driving is closed when distal side plate 3492 is mobile by the proximally facing plate 3494 of trocar shaft 3450 The cam 3495 of latch fitting 3490 squeezes the head of lock pin 3498.More specifically, cam 3495 inwardly drives lock pin 3498 and drives Pendulum lock pin 3498 and be disengaged with rotatable shaft 3460.When lock pin 3498 is in its locked configuration, lock pin 3498 is located in It is defined in the lockhole 3468 in axis 3460, due to the interaction between lock pin 3498 and the side wall of lockhole 3468, lock pin 3498 prevent axis 3460 from rotating.It therefore, cannot be from warehouse percussion nail by percussion driving device.When lock pin 3498 is moved to its solution When locking configuration, as described above, lock pin 3498 removes lockhole, and axis 3460 can be by percussion driving device rotation to hit from warehouse Hair nail.In various embodiments, axis 3460 may include the circumference array for the lockhole 3468 being limited in axis 3460, lockhole 3468 Each of be configured to receive and lock pin 3498 and lock percussion driving device.Referring again to Figure 49-51, percussion is driven Dynamic latching member 3490 further includes the biasing member for being configured to be biased to lock pin 3498 in lockhole 3468.

In addition to the foregoing, the spring 3493 of percussion driving latching member 3490 is configured to resist trocar shaft 3450 Proximal movement.Spring 3493 is linear coil springs；However, any suitable spring can be used.It is more than one in addition, can be used A spring.Under any circumstance, spring 3493 or spring system, which have, closes when trocar shaft 3450 bounces back to percussion driving The distal side plate 3492 of latch fitting 3490 applies the rigidity of spring force.In other words, the power of distal side plate 3492 is applied to by spring 3493 With trocar shaft 3450 proximally shift at a distance from proportionally increase.Anvil block 2230 is resisted by the spring force that spring 3493 generates It is applied to the clamping force of tissue.Therefore, clamping force must overcome certain or scheduled spring force caused by spring 3493, so as to It fully shifts distal side plate 3492 and unlocks percussion driving device.In such example, locking device 3490 is driven in percussion Can deactivate and follow closely the dynamic driving device of percussion it is actuatable before, clamp tissue power must satisfy predetermined threshold.

As in conjunction with discussing various embodiments disclosed herein, nail percussion driving device against anvil block drive nail with Nail is set to be deformed into desired forming height.In various examples, nail percussion driving device is further configured to cutting element Such as knife is for example pushed towards distal side to cut the tissue captured between warehouse and anvil block.In such example, knife is exposed to storehouse Above the platform of body.That is, when anvil block be in its closure or clamping position when, anvil positioning at warehouse be in connect Nearly relationship, and even if knife is exposed to above warehouse, knife is largely also covered by warehouse.If retracting to the platform of warehouse in knife Anvil block is moved to its open position before lower section and/or from closure driving device disassembly, then knife will be uncovered and exposed.Figure 52-54 shows tool assembly 3500, and tool assembly 3500 includes latching member 3590, and latching member 3590 is configured in knife Anvil block is prevented to be moved to its open position when being exposed to above storehouse platform.

Tool assembly 3500 includes closure driving device and percussion driving device.Being closed driving device includes trocar shaft 3550 and it is releasably attached to the anvil block 3530 of trocar shaft 3550.Similar to above content, trocar shaft 3550 can lead to It crosses the rotatable closure axis 2440 being threadedly engaged with trocar shaft 3550 proximally and is translated to the far side.Firing driving device includes Rotatable shaft 3562 and the translatable lantern ring 3560 being threadedly engaged with rotatable shaft 3562.Similar to above content, when axis 3562 When rotating in the first direction and a second direction respectively, lantern ring 3560 can proximally and be translated to the far side.It is also similarly to above-mentioned Content, the lantern ring 3560 for firing driving device are configured to the nail driving device that promotes and bounce back toward and away from anvil block 3530 Array and knife assembly 2570.

In addition to the foregoing, latching member 3590 includes the axis that percussion driving device is rotatably mounted to around pivot 3594 3562 lock arm 3592.Latching member 3590 further includes the biasing member engaged with lock arm 3592 or spring 3599, the biasing Component is configured to be biased to contact with anvil block 3530 by lock arm 3592.In use, anvil block 3530 is assembled into casing Needle shaft 3550, then trocar shaft 3550 bounces back, and anvil block 3530 is located in its closure or clamping position relative to warehouse 3530 It sets.When anvil block 3530 bounces back, the lock arm 3592 of latching member 3590 is slided against the outer surface of anvil block 3530, until lock arm 3592 are aligned with the lock recess portion 3532 being limited in anvil block 3530.At this point, spring 3599 is inclined by lock arm 3592 It sets in lock recess portion 3532, as shown in figure 53.More specifically, lock arm 3592, which is located in, limits lock recess portion 3532 It locks behind shoulder.Then percussion driving device can operate with percussion nail and cut tissue.In such example, knife assembly 2570 Cut edge be exposed to above warehouse, and due to latching member 3590, it is locked or prevent from opening to be closed driving device, until The cut edge of knife assembly 2570 no longer exposes.

Referring primarily to Figure 52, lock arm 3592 further includes reset tab 3593 extending therefrom.Fire the set of driving device Ring 3560 further includes cam 3563, and cam 3563 is configured to pass through percussion driving dress when lantern ring 3560 and knife assembly 2570 Engagement resets tab 3593 when setting proximally retraction.Cam 3563 be configured to make lock arm 3592 be rotated down and with limit The locking shoulder being scheduled in lock recess portion 3532 is disengaged and unlocks closure driving device.Cam 3563 is adapted to Enough unlock closure driving devices when knife assembly 2570 has retracted to below storehouse platform；However, in other embodiments, when When cut edge flushes with storehouse platform or at least substantially flushes, cam 3563 can unlock closure driving device.In some implementations In scheme, closure driving device can unlock before knife assembly 2570 has been fully retracted.Once closure driving device has solved Lock, closure driving device can be operated so that anvil block 3530 is moved to opening or released position again.

Once the nail of interchangeable tools component is fired, according to various embodiments, tool assembly can be not repeated It uses.As will be discussed in more detail below, tool assembly may also include latching member, which is configured to prevent work Tool component is clamped to tissue after being used to suture tissue again.

In at least one embodiment, referring now to Figure 53-56, interchangeable tools component 3600 includes closure driving dress Driving device is set and fires, which is configured to for example position anvil block such as anvil block relative to nail bin 2230, which is configured to drive from nail bin and follow closely.Similar to above content, anvil block 2230, which could attach to, to be closed Close the translatable trocar shaft 3650 of driving device.It is also similarly to above content, percussion driving device includes rotatable shaft 3660, it the translatable lantern ring 2550 that is threadedly engaged with rotatable shaft 3660 and can be hit by the nail that rotatable shaft 3660 shifts Send out driving device 2560.In use, closure driving device can be operated so that anvil block 2230 is located in clamping relative to nail bin Position, and fire driving device and then can operate so that the tissue being fired into Bu Huo between anvil block 2230 and nail bin will be followed closely In.Then, operation closure driving device is to open anvil block 2230 and discharge tissue.

In addition to the foregoing, tool assembly 3600 includes being configured to that anvil block 2230 is prevented to be clamped to tissue again On latching member 3690.Latching member 3690 includes the lock arm 3692 for being rotatably mounted to rotatable shaft 3660, when closure is driven When dynamic device moves anvil block 2230 between the clamped position (Figure 54) of open unclamped position (Figure 53) and closure, locking Arm 3692 is maintained in unlocked configuration by firing driving device.As trocar shaft 3650 and anvil block 2230 drive relative to percussion Dynamic device is mobile to position anvil block 2230 relative to nail bin, and lock arm 3692 is in rotatable shaft 3660 and translatable lantern ring 2550 Between be maintained in its unlocked configuration.Arm 3692 is maintained in its unlocked configuration, is operated until firing driving device, such as Figure 55 It is shown.When axis 3460 when rotating in the first direction, lantern ring 2550 is shifted towards distal side, and the spring 3699 of latching member 3690 can Lock arm 3692 is biased against trocar shaft 3650.It is then proximally bounced back as lantern ring 2550 is shifted towards distal side with percussion nail, Trocar shaft 3650 is rotated relative to lock arm 3692.Then closure driving device can be operated to reopen anvil block 2230 with pine It opens tissue and/or separates anvil block 2230 from trocar shaft 3650.When anvil block 2230 reopens, spring 3699 is by lock arm 3692 are biased in the lock recess portion 3652 being limited in trocar shaft 3650 and/or anvil block 2230.Once lock arm 3692 It is located in lock recess portion 3652, lock arm 3692 just prevents trocar shaft 3650 from proximally bouncing back.In closure driving device In the case that operation is with the trocar shaft 3650 that attempts to bounce back, lock arm 3692 will abut against the lock being limited in lock recess portion 3652 Determine shoulder and prevents trocar shaft 3650 and anvil block 2230 from bouncing back.Therefore, latching member 3690 prevents anvil block 2230 in tool group Part 3600 has been subjected to or at least partly experienced to be clamped to tissue again after firing cycle, and cannot make again With tool assembly 3600.In addition, latching member 3690 can be used as used storehouse latching member.

Turning now to Figure 59 and Figure 60, tool assembly 3700 includes nail bin 3720 and anvil block 3730.Tool assembly 3700 is also Including closed system and other trigger system, which is configured to towards the mobile anvil block 3730 of nail bin 3720, The trigger system is configured to project or fire the nail being removedly stored in nail bin 3720.Anvil block 3730 includes longitudinal Shaft portion 3736 and the attachment arm 3738 extended from shaft portion 3736, attachment arm 3738 are configured to flexibly grasp closure The closing actuator or trochar 3734 of system.Closing actuator 3734 is proximally bounced back by being closed driving device, so that set Pipe needle 3734 moves between the clamped position (Figure 60) of open unclamped position (Figure 59) and closure.When closed system is in When its open configuration, as shown in figure 59, nail trigger system is disabled, and cannot be activated to fire and be stored in nail bin 3720 Nail, as described in greater detail below.

In addition to the foregoing, nail trigger system includes rotatable beating shaft 3750 and other translatable percussion nut 2550, rotatable beating shaft 3750 includes screw thread distal end, and translatable percussion nut 2550 includes being configured to receive The threaded hole of the screw thread distal end of beating shaft 3750.It is worth noting that, referring to Figure 59, when anvil block 3730 is in its open position When setting, there are gaps between the screw thread distal end of beating shaft 3750 and the threaded hole being limited in percussion nut 2550.Therefore, Beating shaft 3750 cannot shift percussion nut 2550 towards distal side, until beating shaft 3750 and percussion nut 2550 are threadedly engaged.

As shown in figure 60, when anvil block 3730 is moved to its closed position, the attachment arm 3738 of anvil block 3730 is configured to Beating shaft 3750 can be engaged and be deflected outward beating shaft 3750.Referring primarily to Figure 59 A and Figure 60 A, it is attached 3738 quilt of arm It is constructed to be permeable to the protrusion 3758 to extend internally that engagement is limited on beating shaft 3750, and pushes out protrusion 3758 With the periphery of beating shaft 3750.In such example, the screw thread distal end of beating shaft 3750 is urged into hickey It is operatively engaged at 3790 with the threaded hole of percussion nut 2550, also, at this point, when beating shaft 3750 is driven by percussion When dynamic device rotation, beating shaft 3750 can shift percussion nut 2550 towards distal side and be followed closely with projecting from nail bin 3720.When anvil block 3730 When being again turned on, beating shaft 3750 will be operatively disengaged back to its initial configuration and with percussion nut 2550.

Due to above content, tool assembly 3700 includes latching member, if anvil block 3730 is not attached to closed system, if Anvil block 3730 is not attached to closed system, and/or if the non-adequate closure of anvil block 3730, the anti-non-magnetic shim of latching member correctly It is fired.

Turning now to Figure 61 and Figure 62, tool assembly 3800 includes interchangeable comprising the nail that is removedly stored therein in Nail bin is configured to the anvil block for deforming nail, is configured to the closure drive system relative to the mobile anvil block of nail bin And it is configured to project the trigger system of nail from nail bin.As described below, tool assembly 3800 further includes latching member, this is closed Latch fitting is configured to prevent trigger system from operating, unless in nail bin complete seating to tool assembly 3800.

Nail bin includes the Hatch Coaming frame 3820 for being configured to the axis frame 3810 of bonding tool component 3800.Nail bin also wraps Drive shaft 3830 is included, when nail bin is assembled into tool assembly 3800, drive shaft 3830 is inserted into axis frame 3810.More specifically, Referring primarily to Figure 64, drive shaft 3830 includes proximal end 3832, and proximal end 3832 includes annular gear portions 3833, annular Gear parts 3833 are configured to that the transmission of trigger system is engaged and compressed when nail bin is assembled into tool assembly 3800 Device 3860.Referring primarily to Figure 62, transmitting device 3860 includes first part 3862, second part 3864 and Part III 3868, first part 3862, second part 3864 and Part III 3868 can when being urged into and can operate engagement each other Rotary input motion is transferred to drive shaft 3830.

Referring primarily to Figure 63 and Figure 64, the annular gear portions 3833 of drive shaft 3830 are configured to engagement and are limited to Corresponding gear part 3863 on the distal side of first hop 3862, and when 3862 driven shaft of the first hop 3830 when proximally pushing, and the first hop 3862 operatively engages the second hop 3864.More specifically, the first transmission Part 3862 includes proximal gear part 3865, when 3862 driven shaft 3830 of the first hop proximally pushes, nearside Gear parts 3864 engage the distal side gear parts 3866 of the second hop 3864, and at the same time proximally pushing the second transmission Part 3864.Similar to above content, when the second hop 3864 is proximally pushed by the first hop 3862, second Hop 3864 operatively engages third hop 3868.More specifically, the second hop 3862 includes proximal gear Part 3867, when the first hop 3862 and 3864 driven shaft 3830 of the second hop proximally push, nearside tooth Take turns the distal side gear parts 3869 that part 3867 engages third hop 3864.Third hop 3868 is operably coupled to It input shaft and is supported and proximally shifts by input shaft and/or shaft housing 3810.

Referring primarily to Figure 61, transmitting device 3860 further includes being located in the first hop 3862 and the second hop At least one spring member 3870 among 3864.In at least one example, spring member 3870 may include such as one or Multiple waveform springs.Spring member 3870 is configured to bias the first hop 3862 and the second hop 3864 At being separated from each other.In addition to the foregoing or above content is replaced, transmitting device 3860 further includes being located in the second transport part Divide at least one spring member 3870 among 3864 and third hop 3868, is similar to above content, spring member 3870 are configured to be biased to be separated from each other by the second hop 3864 and third hop 3868.Referring primarily to figure 65, each spring member 3870 includes two disc springs 3872, and two disc springs 3872 are configured to applying compressing force to it When deflect；However, spring member 3870 may include any suitable configuration.

In addition to the foregoing, and referring again to Figure 61, the rotatable third hop of the input shaft of tool assembly 3800 3868；However, unless the spring member 3870 being located among the second hop 3864 and third hop 3868 by Sufficiently compression is with by the distal side gear part of the proximal gear part 3867 of the second hop 3864 and third hop 3868 Divide 3869 connections, otherwise the rotation of third hop 3868 cannot be transferred to the second hop 3864.Similarly, second Hop 3864 cannot by rotary motion transmission to the first hop 3862, unless be located in the first hop 3862 with Spring member 3870 among second hop 3864 has been compressed to connect the nearside of the first hop 3862 The distal side gear parts 3866 of gear parts 3865 and the second hop 3864.As described above, when the complete seating of nail bin to axis When on frame 3810, the first hop 3862 is engaged with the second hop 3864 and is transmitted second by drive shaft 3830 Part 3864 is engaged with third hop 3868.It in such example, can be by the rotary transfer of input shaft to drive shaft 3830. However, if in the incomplete seating to axis frame 3810 of nail bin, one or more of hop 3862,3864 and 3868 It does not engage operatively each other, and the rotation of input shaft cannot be transferred to drive shaft 3830.Therefore, tool assembly 3800 ensures The nail being stored in nail bin cannot be projected from nail bin, unless nail bin is seated in completely on axis frame 3810.

Turning now to Figure 66-68, tool assembly 3900 includes axis 3910 and interchangeable nail bin 3920.Interchangeable nail bin 3920 include that closure driving device and other percussion driving device, the closure driving device are configured to relative to nail Anvil block is moved in storehouse 3920, which includes rotatable beating shaft 3930, and percussion drive shaft 3930 is configured to Project the nail being removedly stored in nail bin 3920.Similar to above content, tool assembly 3900 includes latching member, the locking Part is configured to prevent percussion driving device from projecting nail from nail bin 3920, unless fully or substantially seating arrives nail bin 3920 On axis 3910.More specifically, latching member prevents beating shaft 3930 from rotating in nail bin 3920, unless nail bin 3920 is completely or fully In ground seating to axis 3910.In various examples, referring to Figure 67, beating shaft 3930 includes the lockhole being limited in its outer periphery 3939 annular array, and nail bin 3920 includes being configured to be releasably engaged the lockhole being limited in axis 3930 3939 at least one lock 3929.Lock 3929 includes the cantilever beam extended proximally；However, using any suitable configuration. Lock 3929 further includes locking protrusion, which extends in lockhole 3939 and prevent beating shaft 3930 relative to nail The main body in storehouse 3920 is rotated or is at least substantially rotated.Latching member 3929 is configured to so that it is biased to and is limited to Lockhole 3939 in beating shaft 3930 engages, until when nail bin 3920 is fully or substantially assembled into axis 3910, lockhole 3929 It is elevated out lockhole 3939, as shown in Figure 68.Referring to Figure 68, the external shell of axis 3910 includes wedge piece 3919, wedge piece 3919 are configured to be promoted lock 3929 far from beating shaft 3930, and are detached from lock 3929 with lockhole 3939.Wedge piece 3919 are configured to so that it is detached from lock 3929 with beating shaft 3930, unless nail bin 3920 is fully or substantially In seating to axis 3910, as shown in Figure 68.Figure 67 shows nail bin 3920 not yet fully or substantially in seating to axis 3910 Situation.

Turning now to Figure 69-71, tool assembly 4000 includes axis 4010 and interchangeable nail bin 4020.Interchangeable nail bin 4020 include that closure driving device and other percussion driving device, the closure driving device are configured to relative to nail Anvil block is moved in storehouse 4020, which includes rotatable beating shaft 3930, and percussion drive shaft 3930 is configured to Project the nail being removedly stored in nail bin 4020.Nail bin 4020 includes lock 4029, and lock 4029 is configured to nail bin 4020 are releasably connected to axis 4010.Lock 4029 includes the cantilever and locking shoulder 4028 extending therefrom extended proximally. Lock 4029 is configured to deflect inward in axis 4010 when nail bin 4020 is assembled into axis 4010, and then in lock 4029 Locking shoulder 4028 be resiliently return toward when being aligned with the window 4019 in the external shell for being limited to axis 4010 or at least court To its non-deflected.In such example, when nail bin 4020 is fully or substantially seated on axis 4010, shoulder is locked 4028 enter in window 4019, as shown in Figure 70.In order to unlock nail bin 4020, clinician can will such as tool or its finger It is inserted into window, and pressing lock 4029 is far from window 4019.At this point, nail bin 4020 can be removed from axis 4010, and If clinician needs, new nail bin is attached to axis 4010.

In addition to the foregoing or above content is replaced, surgical stapling system may include electric locking part, the electric locking part Be configured to when nail bin not yet fully or substantially in seating to the axis of sewing system when, prevent the closure of sewing system from driving Anvil block is clamped to tissue and/or prevents percussion driving device from executing its firing schedule by dynamic device.In various examples, Sewing system may include sensor and other electric motor, and whether completely which is configured to detection nail bin Or be fully seated on axis, which is configured to operation percussion driving device.If a sensor senses that nail Storehouse is not yet fully or substantially attached to axis, then electric motor can be deactivated by electricity.In various examples, sewing system include with The controller such as microprocessor of sensor and electric motor communication.In at least one example, controller is configured to, One, if sensor detects the nail bin of correct seating on axis, allow electric motor to operate and two, if sensor The nail bin that incorrect seating is detected on axis, then prevent electric motor from operating.

Turning now to Figure 72, for example, tool assembly external member 4100 includes axis 4110 and multiple nail bins such as 4120,4120', 4120 " and 4120 " '.Each nail bin 4120,4120', 4120 " and 4120 " ', which is configured to apply, has different-diameter Round nail row.For example, nail bin 4120 " ' be configured to apply nail with the pattern with major diameter, and nail bin 4120 is constructed It is followed closely at that can be applied with the pattern with minor diameter.In various examples, different nail bins can be disposed with different unshapeds The nail of height.In at least one example, there is the nail of larger unshaped height with the cartridge deployment that larger pattern applies nail, and There is the nail of smaller unshaped height with the cartridge deployment that smaller pattern applies nail.In some instances, nail bin can be disposed and have The nail of two or more unshaped height.Under any circumstance, it can be assembled from the nail bin that multiple nail bins select to axis 4110.

Referring to Figure 72 and Figure 73, tool assembly 4100 includes detection circuit 4190, and detection circuit 4190 is configured to Whether detection nail bin is fully or substantially attached to axis 4110.Detection circuit 4190 is not fully accommodated in axis 4110；On the contrary, nail Storehouse must be assembled into axis 4110 correctly to complete detection circuit 4190.Detection circuit 4190 includes conductor 4193, conductor 4193 It extends through the channel 4192 being limited in the frame of axis 4110 and/or extends along the external shell of axis 4110.Mainly Referring to Figure 73, each conductor 4193 is electrically coupled to the electric contact piece 4194 in the distal end for being limited to shell.For example, nail bin 4120 include corresponding electric contact piece 4195, and electric contact piece 4195 is positioned and is arranged in the main body 4122 of nail bin 4120, made Obtain the contact 4194 on the engagement axis 4110 of contact 4195.Nail bin 4120 further include extend through warehouse 4122 and/or The conductor 4196 extended along warehouse 4122.Each conductor 4196 is electrically connected with contact 4195.In some instances, conductor 4196 are directly coupled to each other, and in such example, once nail bin 4120 is correctly assembled into axis 4110, then occlusion detection Circuit 4190.

In some instances, in addition to the foregoing, the detection circuit 4190 of tool assembly 4100 extends through nail bin 4120 Terrace part 4124.In at least one example, terrace part 4124 is movably attached to warehouse 4122.More specifically, In at least one such example, spring member 4198 is located among warehouse 4122 and terrace part 4124 and is configured to Terrace part 4124 can be allowed mobile relative to warehouse 4122 when tissue compression reclines terrace part 4124 or floated.? In at least one example, for example, spring member 4198 includes one or more waveform springs.Spring member 4198 is also in warehouse Conductive path is formed between 4122 and terrace part 4124.More specifically, spring member 4198 is located in and is each defined in warehouse 4122 and terrace part 4124 on intermediate electric contact piece 4197 and 4199 between.Conductor 4196, which is electrically coupled to, is limited to warehouse Electric contact piece 4197 in 4122 distal end, and electric contact piece 4199 is electrically connected by the conductor in terrace part 4125 To each other.As described above, once nail bin 4120 is correctly assembled into axis 4110, occlusion detection circuit 4190.

Turning now to Figure 74-76, tool assembly 4200 includes being configured to prevent interchangeable round nail bin from being hit The latching member for sending out more than one, as described in greater detail below.In use, alternatively round nail bin 4220 is assembled into tool The axis 4210 of component 4200.Then tool assembly 4200 is located in surgical site, and anvil block 2230 is assembled into closure driving The trochar 2450 of device.Then closure driving device is for keeping anvil block 2230 mobile towards nail bin 4220, against nail bin 4220 The tissue for clamping patient, until anvil block 2230 reaches closure or clamped position.The position of anvil block 2230 is shown in Figure 74.? On this point, percussion driving device can be operated to dispose the nail being removedly stored in nail bin 4220.In addition to other aspects, hit Hair driving device includes that the rotatable drive shaft 4230 being threadedly engaged with driving lantern ring 4240 and other nail percussion drive Device 2560.Driving lantern ring 4240 and percussion driving device 2560 includes individual component；However, in alternative embodiment In, driving lantern ring 4240 and percussion driving device 2560 can be integrally formed.Fire driving device can during firing schedule It is rotated on first direction, to push driving lantern ring 4240 towards distal side between non-firing position (Figure 74) and firing position (Figure 75) It is followed closely with nail percussion driving device 2560 with being projected from nail bin 4220.It prevents driving lantern ring 4240 and follows closely driving device 2560 in nail bin Rotation in 4220, and therefore, drive shaft 4230 is rotated relative to driving lantern ring 4240 and nail driving device 2560.

In addition to the foregoing, driving lantern ring 4240 includes the one or more latching members 4290 extended proximally from it.Often A latching member 4290 includes lockweight 4292, and lockweight 4292 is slidably located in the pin hole being defined in driving lantern ring 4240 In 4293.Each latching member 4290 further includes the biasing member such as spring for being configured to proximally offset pins 4292 4294.When firing driving device and being in its non-percussion configuration, as shown in Figure 74, latching member 4290 is not revolved with nail bin 4220 Turn drive shaft 4230 and/or frame 4222 engages.When driving lantern ring 4240 and nail 2560 driven shaft 4230 of driving device are towards remote When side pushes, lockweight 4292 moves away from drive shaft 4230, as shown in Figure 75.It has completed and has been followed closely in firing schedule Through after 2230 fully deformed of anvil block, drive shaft 4230 during retract stroke rotate in the opposite direction proximally to draw Dynamic driving lantern ring 4240 and nail driving device 4260.In such example, latching member 4290 is mobile towards drive shaft 4230.It is worth It is noted that retract stroke is longer than firing schedule, and therefore, driving lantern ring 4240 is relative to its first beginning and end firing position towards close Side is moved in retraction position, as shown in figure 76.Driving lantern ring 4240 the retraction position in, latching member 4290 with The drive shaft 4230 and frame 4222 of nail bin 4220 engage.More specifically, each latching member 4290, which has entered, is limited to drive shaft In obturator hernia between 4230 and Hatch Coaming frame 4222.Referring now to Figure 78, each obturator hernia is by the hole wall in drive shaft 4230 4295 and frame 4222 in hole wall 4296 limit.Once lockweight 4292 comes into obturator hernia, driving lantern ring 4240 cannot Driven shaft 4230 rotates, and the trigger system of nail bin 4220 has been locked.Therefore, specific nail bin 4220 cannot make again With, and must be replaced with new nail bin, to reuse tool assembly 4200.

In addition to the foregoing, reader should be appreciated that when percussion driving device is in its non-percussion configuration, lockweight 4292 It may or may not be partially positioned in obturator hernia, as shown in Figure 74.However, to a certain extent, lockweight 4292 is partly It is located in obturator hernia, in such example, when firing the rotation of drive shaft 4230, pin 4292 can be defined in driving lantern ring It is shifted in pin hole 4293 in 4240 towards distal side.Such as reader it should also be understood that, when driving lantern ring 4240 be moved to its bounce back position When setting, sufficiently deep seating is into the obturator hernia being limited in drive shaft 4230 for lockweight 4292, if to fire drive shaft 4230 rotate on its first direction again, then anti-shotpin 4292 is shifted out obturator hernia towards distal side.

Referring again to Figure 78, when driving lantern ring 4240 to be in its retraction position, the side wall 4295 and 4296 of obturator hernia that This alignment.However, when rotating drive shaft 4230, the side wall 4295 being limited in drive shaft 4230 will rotate without be limited to Side wall 4296 in Hatch Coaming frame 4222 is aligned.In some instances, when firing the rotation of driving device 4230, side wall 4295 can be temporary Shi Xuanzhuan with side wall 4296 to realign.Referring now to Figure 77, under any circumstance, structure is not fired when trigger system is in it When type, side wall 4295 is not aligned with side wall 4296.Therefore, when trigger system is in its non-percussion configuration, lockweight 4292 is not It can enter obturator hernia, and nail bin 4220 cannot be locked unintentionally.

Referring now to Figure 80, at least one alternative embodiment, one or more obturator hernias 4295 " can be uniquely It is limited in the drive shaft 4230 " of tool assembly 4200 ".In such embodiment, once lockweight 4292 enters obturator hernia 4295 ", driving lantern ring 4240 will not be able to rotate relative to drive shaft 4230 ".In fact, driving lantern ring 4240 and drive shaft 4230 " will synchronously be locked together, but not necessarily be locked to the frame of tool assembly 4200 ", this will prevent drive shaft 4230 " rotate relative to driving lantern ring 2440 and make that lantern ring 2440 is driven to shift towards distal side.

Referring now to Figure 79, at least one alternative embodiment, each of percussion driving latching member has not With configuration so that the corresponding obturator hernia of each lockweight uniquely indexes.For example, tool assembly 4200' includes first Lockweight and the second lockweight, first lockweight are configured to enter the first locking limited by side wall 4295 and 4296 Hole, second lockweight are configured to enter the second obturator hernia limited by side wall 4295' and 4296'.However, tool group The size and configuration of the first lockweight of part 4200' be set such that it not and can enter the second obturator hernia, and correspondingly, second The size and configuration of lockweight are set such that it not and can enter the first obturator hernia.In addition, the first lockweight or the second lockweight The hole formed by the combination of side wall 4295 and 4296' or the hole formed by the combination of side wall 4295' and 4296 can not be entered.

As described above, the suture instruments for being configured to deployment round nail row may include actuated articulation joints.Joint fortune Dynamic connector is configured to that the end effector of suture instruments is allowed to carry out joint motions relative to the axis of suture instruments.It is such Suture instruments can help surgeon that end effector is located in the rectum and/or colon of patient.In various embodiments In, referring to Figure 81, be configured to deployment round nail row suture instruments such as suture instruments 9000 may include can profiling or Adjustable frame 9010.Frame 9010 is configured to for good and all deform during use.In at least one such reality It applies in scheme, for example, frame 9010 is made of extendable metal such as silver, platinum, palladium, nickel, gold and/or copper.Certain In embodiment, frame 9010 is made of for example extendable plastics.In at least one embodiment, frame is by including and gathering The polymer such as ion polymer-metal compound (IPMC) for closing the metal ion of object chain bonding is constituted.It can be by voltage potential Or potential is applied to IPMC material, to deflect axis in the desired manner.In some instances, axis can be along a radius of curvature Profiling, and in other instances, axis can be along more than one radius of curvature profiling.For example, can be modified when axis is in patient's body Voltage potential or potential are so that axis forms profile.In certain embodiments, frame can contoured portion include it is multiple pivotably Connector.In at least one embodiment, frame can contoured portion be made of viscoelastic material.

In addition to the foregoing, suture instruments, which may also include, is configured to releasedly imitating suture instruments frame Shape part is maintained at the lock in its profile configuration.In at least one example, suture instruments frame includes the frame of articulating Frame connector and one or more longitudinal tension force cables, can proximally pull framework connecting piece and lock framework connecting piece Together.In some instances, each framework connecting piece may include extending through longitudinal hole therein, which is configured to The bar that can be moved distally can be received.The bar is sufficiently flexible to pass through longitudinal hole, when can contoured portion profile Change and it is sufficiently rigid suture instruments to be maintained in its profile configuration when, the longitudinal hole can not be aligned completely each other.

As discussed herein, surgical instruments may include the multiple modules being assembled with each other.For example, at least one reality It applies in scheme, surgical instruments includes the first module of shank and the second module including shaft assembly.Shaft assembly includes by structure Cause can to suture and/or cut the end effector of patient tissue；However, shaft assembly may include that any suitable end executes Device.In various examples, end effector includes the third module that could attach to shaft assembly.Referring now to Figure 82 and Figure 83, handle Portion's such as shank 20 includes controller and the display 10000 communicated with controller.Controller is configured in display The data of the operation about surgical instruments are shown on 10000.The data shown on display 10000 by about the first module extremely The information of a few operating parameter and/or at least one operating parameter of the second module is associated with surgeon.For example, control Device can show the data of the process about nail firing schedule on display 10000.

In addition to the foregoing, shaft assembly includes second display.For example, shaft assembly 2000 includes display 10100；So And for example, any of shaft assembly disclosed herein may include display such as display 10100.Second module includes The controller of their own, the controller are configured to show the number of the operation about surgical instruments on display 10100 According to.Similar to above content, the data shown on display 10100 are related at least one operating parameter about the first module And/or second module at least one operating parameter information.The controller of second module and the controller of the first module carry out Signal communication；However, in other embodiments, the second module controller can be operated independently of the first module controller.At certain A bit in alternative embodiment, the second module does not include controller.In such embodiment, the controller of the first module and One display 10000 and second display 10100 carry out signal communication, and control and be shown in the first display 10000 and the Data on two displays 10100.

As described above, tool assembly 2000 includes anvil block and nail bin.Shank 20 includes actuating system, and the actuating system is by structure Causing can be relative to the mobile anvil block of nail bin.Anvil block can be positioned in a series of positions relative to nail bin, with control anvil block and The distance between nail bin or gap, and the forming height of nail is therefore controlled when projecting and following closely from nail bin.For example, anvil block is positioned At closer to nail bin so that nail be deformed into shorter forming height, and be positioned to further away from nail bin so that follow closely be deformed into compared with High forming height.Under any circumstance, the second display 10100 of tool assembly 2000 is configured to display anvil block phase Position and/or display for nail bin are followed closely height that is formation or having been formed.In various embodiments, shaft assembly It may include actuator and display, which is configured to the function of control end effector, and display display is closed In the data of the end effector function of adjacent actuator.

Referring to Fig. 1, tool assembly 1500 includes axis and the end effector from axis extension.Axis includes axis frame and longitudinal axis Axis.End effector includes end effector frame and longitudinal end actuator axis.End effector further includes distal side head Portion and rotary joint, the rotary joint allow distal head to surround longitudinal end actuator axis relative to end effector frame Rotation.Distal end includes the first jaw and the second jaw.First jaw includes nail bin or channel, which includes removedly It is stored in nail therein, which is configured to receive such nail bin, and the second jaw includes being configured to make Follow closely the anvil block of deformation.Second jaw can move between the open and the closed positions relative to the first jaw；It is contemplated, however, that To other embodiments, wherein the first jaw being capable of and/or first jaw mobile relative to the second jaw and the second jaw It can be moved relative to each other.

In certain embodiments, other than rotary joint, tool assembly may also include actuated articulation joints.At least In one such embodiment, rotary joint is in distal side relative to actuated articulation joints.In such embodiment, distal side head The rotation in portion does not influence the angle that end effector has carried out joint motions.That is, it is envisioned that other embodiments, wherein Actuated articulation joints are in distal side relative to rotary joint.Such embodiment can provide the wide scanning of distal head.Any In the case of kind, longitudinal end actuator axis can be mobile relative to longitudinal axis axis.In at least one example, longitudinal end Actuator axis can be moved between the position of longitudinal axis axis with it at it with the position of longitudinal axis axis collinear.

In addition to the foregoing, the distal head of tool assembly 1500 can rotate between initial position and rotation position. In at least one example, distal head can rotate between zero position or top dead center position and the second position.In certain realities In example, distal head can rotate at least 360 degree of motion range.In other instances, distal head can rotate less than 360 The rotating range of degree.In either case, tool assembly 1500 and/or shank 20 are configured to tracking distal head Rotation position.In various examples, for example, tool assembly 1500 and/or shank 20 include electric motor and other coding Device, the electric motor operatively couple with the distal head of end effector, which is configured to through assessment electricity It moves the rotation position of the axis of motor and directly tracks the rotation of distal head and/or track the rotation of distal head indirectly. The controller and encoder of shank 20 carry out signal communication and are configured to for example show distal side on display 10000 The rotation position on head.

In at least one embodiment, it when the rotation of the distal head of end effector, is shown on display 10000 Data orientation and arrangement be static.Certainly, in such embodiment, the data being shown on display 10000 will It is updated by surgical instruments controller；However, data display equipment will not reorientation and/or again when distal head rotation Arrangement.Such embodiment can provide the surgeon in static field suitably with information needed for surgical instruments.Extremely In a few alternative embodiment, the data field on display 10000 is dynamic.Within a context, term dynamic is anticipated Refer to more than the data updated on display 10000；On the contrary, term dynamic means that data are by again when distal head rotates It is orientated and/or rearranges on display 10000.In at least one example, the orientation tracking distal head of data is taken To.For example, the data field on display 10000 rotates 30 degree if distal head rotates 30 degree.In various examples, Distal head can be rotated by 360 °, and data field can be rotated by 360 °.

In addition to the foregoing, data field can be orientated with the matched any orientation of the orientation of distal head.It is such Embodiment can provide the surgeon with the accurate and intuitive feeling of the orientation of distal head.In certain embodiments, it controls Device processed carries out data field with the orientation selected from the array of discrete locations that the orientation with distal head is most closely matched Orientation.For example, being controlled if distal head has been rotated through 27 degree and selectable discrete data field location is separated by 15 degree Data field can be orientated 30 degree of reorientation from benchmark by device processed.Similarly, for example, if distal head has been rotated through 17 degree And selectable discrete data field location is separated by 5 degree, then data field can be orientated reorientation 15 from benchmark by controller Degree.In at least one embodiment, benchmark orientation is aligned with the features of surgical instruments itself.For example, the benchmark of shank 20 It is orientated and is aligned with the axis for the grasping piece for extending through shank 20.In such embodiment, 20 phase of shank is can be ignored in controller For the orientation of its environment.However, at least one alternative embodiment, for example, benchmark orientation is relative to gravity axis Alignment.

In addition to the foregoing, controller is configured to be shown in display relative to the orientation reorientation of distal head Entire data field on device 10000.In other embodiments, controller is configured to taking relative to distal head A part of the data field only shifted on display 10000 to reorientation.In such embodiment, data field A part is orientated relative to benchmark keeps static, and another part of data field is orientated relative to benchmark and rotates.Certain In embodiment, first part's rotation the first rotation angle of data field, and the second part of data field is in phase Tongfang The second rotation of rotation angle upwards.For example, second part is rotatable to be less than first part.In various embodiments, data word The first part of section rotates in a first direction, and the second part of data field rotates on second or opposite direction.

In addition to the foregoing, with the rotation of distal head, data field is by reorientation in real time and/or cloth again It sets, or at least substantially reorientation and/or rearranges in real time.It is aobvious that such embodiment provides the data responded very much Show device.In other embodiments, the reorientation of data field and/or the rotation that can postpone distal head is rearranged.This Class embodiment can provide the data display equipment with less shake.In various embodiments, the first part of data field With First Speed reorientation and/or rearrange, and the second part of data field with second or different speed again It is orientated and/or rearranges.For example, second part can be slower speed rotation.

As described above, the data field rotation when the rotation of the distal head of end effector, on display 10000.So And in other embodiments, when distal head rotation, a part translation of data field or data field.Institute on for another example It states, the surgical instruments of controller is configured to the reorientation on shank display 10000 and/or rearranges data word Section.However, for example, the controller of surgical instruments can on second display such as axis display reorientation and/or cloth again Set data field.

Referring again to Figure 15 and Figure 83, tool assembly 2000 includes actuator 10200, and actuator 10200 is adapted to The joint motion drive system of enough actuating instrument components 2000.For example, actuator 10200 can be rotated about longitudinal axes, it should Longitudinal axis be parallel to or at least substantially parallel to axis 2100 longitudinal axis.Actuator 10200 is operably coupled to variable resistance Device, for example, the controller of the rheostat and shank 20 carries out signal communication.When actuator 10200 around its longitudinal axis the When rotating on one direction, rheostat detects the rotation of actuator 10200, and controller operation electric motor is so that end executes Device 2200 carries out joint motions in a first direction.Similarly, when actuator 10200 surrounds its longitudinal axis second or opposite When rotating on direction, rheostat detects the rotation of actuator 10200, and controller operation electric motor is so that end effector 2200 carry out joint motions on second or opposite direction.In various examples, for example, end effector 2200 can be in first party Joint motions are carried out from longitudinal axis upwards, and/or carry out joint motions from longitudinal axis on second or opposite direction About 30 degree.

Such as reader it should be understood that as, in addition to the foregoing, tool assembly 2000 do not have is configured to operate The onboard electric motor of joint motion drive system；On the contrary, the electric motor of joint motion drive system is in shank such as shank In 20, for example, tool assembly 2000 is attached to the shank 20.Therefore, the actuator on dismountable shaft assembly controls shank Operation.In other embodiments, the electric motor of joint motions drive unit system can be in tool assembly 2000.Any In the case of kind, display 10100 is configured to show the joint motions of end effector 2200 in a manner of at least some.Such as As reader should understand that, 10100 adjacent actuator 10200 of display, and therefore, surgeon can easily simultaneously Check outputting and inputting for joint motion drive system.

Than that described above, it may for example comprise can profiled shaft operation tool component can be advantageously shaped to cooperation in patient Rectum or colon.However, it is this can profiling axis cannot bear largely stretch and/or compressive load.In order to its into Row compensation, in various embodiments, what only rotatable drive system can extend across axis can contoured portion.In such example In, axis only needs to resist the revolving reaction power generated by rotatable drive system.In such embodiment, if it is desired, drive The rotary motion of dynamic system can relative to can profiling shaft portion towards distal side convert linear movement.Such longitudinal movement, which produces, draws Stretch and/or compressing force；However, such power can in end effector (i.e. relative to can profiling shaft portion towards distal side) solve or It offsets.Such embodiment is also using relative to can the actuated articulation joints that position towards distal side of profiling shaft portion.In such reality Apply in scheme, tool assembly using across can profiling shaft portion push-and-pull drive system.

The anvil block 6020 of circular stapler instrument is shown in Figure 84 and 85.Anvil block 6020 includes 6022 He of tissue compression surface It is limited to the annular array of the nail shapes pit 6024 in tissue compression surface 6022.Anvil block 6028 further includes frame 6020, attached The bar for connecing installation part 6026 and extending from attachment installation part 6026.Bar is configured to be releasably attached to circular stapler The closure driving device of tool, so that anvil block 6020 can be mobile toward and away from the nail bin of circular stapler instrument.For example, compressive surfaces 6022, it is attached installation part 6026 and frame 6028 is made of stainless steel；However, any suitable one or more materials can be used Material.

In addition to the foregoing, anvil block 6020 further includes tissue support 6030.Tissue support 6030, which is located in, to be defined in In looping pit in tissue support surface 6022.Tissue support 6030 is tightly secured in anvil block 6020, so that There is seldom (if any) relative motion between the two.Tissue support 6030 includes annular tissue support surface 6032, ring Shape tissue support surface 6032 is adjacent with the annular tissue compressive surfaces 6022 of anvil block 6020.Tissue support 6030 further includes Be defined in inner annular wall 6036 therein, and other neighbouring anvil block 6020 the positioning of anvil block frame 6028 bottom wall 6038.

Referring now to Figure 86, circular stapler instrument includes nail bin 6040 and percussion driving device, and nail bin 6040 includes first The annular staple 6080 of annular staple 6070, second, the percussion driving device are configured to the percussion in percussion driving device Nail 6070 and 6080 is projected from nail bin 6040 during stroke.As shown in Figure 86, when following closely 6070 and 6080 from the injection of nail bin 6040, Make 6070 and 6080 deformation of nail by forming pit 6024.In various examples, nail 6070 and nail 6080 are deformed into identical height, And in other instances, nail 6070 and nail 6080 are deformed into different height.For example, nail 6070 can be deformed to it is 6080 more shorter than nail Deformation Height.In other instances, nail 6080 is deformed into than following closely 6070 shorter height.

In addition to the foregoing or above content is replaced, nail 6070 and nail 6080 there can be different unshaped height. For example, nail 6070 can have than following closely 6080 shorter unshaped height.In other instances, nail 6080 has more shorter than nail 6070 Unshaped height.In some instances, 6080 unshaped height having the same of nail 6070 and nail.

In addition to the foregoing, when nail 6070 and 6080 is deformed against anvil block 6020 to be sewn to anvil block 6020 and nail bin 6040 Between capture tissue T when, the cleavable tissue T of suture instruments.Nail will be cut into structure from the percussion driving device that its nail cavity projects Part 6050 drives towards tissue T and anvil block 6020.The distal side edge transecting patient tissue T of cutting element 6050, then along tissue branch The inner sidewall 6036 of support member 6030 slides, without crosscutting inner sidewall 6036.The cut edge of cutting element 6050 is annular, and And it is aligned with the annular inner wall 6036 of tissue support 6030.Cutting element 6050 is advanced in anvil block 6020, until cutting The crosscutting bottom wall 6038 of component 6050 is cut, as shown in Figure 86.

When against the driving of anvil block 6020 nail 6070 and 6080 and/or cutting tissue, percussion driving device is subjected to various negative It carries.For example, when the crosscutting tissue being previously sutured (such as with nail 6090) (Figure 86), percussion driving device can undergo increase Load.However, generating the unexpected change of the power by percussion driving device transmitting by the crosscutting bottom wall 6038 of cutting element 6050 Change or impacts.The load that clinician can be used surgical stapling device and/or be configured in detection percussion driving device becomes The electronic sensor systems of change carry out this suddenly change of sensing power.Tissue support 6030 can be by that will bear in cutting element 6050 Carry when being applied to bottom wall 6038 can the material of snap-fastener constitute.In at least one example, for example, tissue support 6030 is by plastics It constitutes.Under any circumstance, it can detect the crosscutting of bottom wall 6038, and once detect, clinician and/or electronic sensor System can determine that cutting process has been completed.

Percussion driving device makes 6070,6080 deformation of nail and at the same time cutting tissue with cutting element 6050；It is contemplated, however, that Nail forming step and tissue cutting step can interlock.In at least one example, tissue cutting step is completed in nail forming step Do not start before.

Although from Figure 86 it should be appreciated that surface 6032 can partly supporting tissue T, when cutting element 6050 is the bottom of towards When wall 6038 is mobile, tissue T can be pushed to the inner wall 6036 for being limited to tissue support 6030 and attachment by cutting element 6050 In chamber between installation part 6026.In other words, cutting element 6050 can be in the 6036 dragging group of forward position wall of finally cutting tissue T Knit T.In such example, the notch made of cutting element 6050 can be inaccurate.Discussed below is to disclosed in Figure 86 The improvement of embodiment.

Turning now to Figure 87 and Figure 88, the tissue support 6030 of anvil block 6020 is replaced by tissue support 6130.Group Knitting supporting element 6130 includes first or annular wall 6131 and second or inner annular wall 6133.Inner wall 6133 limits hole 6136, hole 6136 are configured to closely receive attachment installation part 6026.Outer wall 6131 and inner wall 6133 are connected by lateral sidewall 6132 It connects.Radially the extending around tissue support 6130 between inner wall 6133 and outer wall 6131 of lateral sidewall 6132.Laterally Wall 6132 is uniformly spaced apart from each other；It is contemplated, however, that alternative embodiment, wherein lateral sidewall 6132 is not evenly spaced each other It opens.In either case, lateral sidewall 6132 limits the annular array of the chamber 6134 in tissue support 6130.In various examples In, for example, each chamber 6134 can be closed on each side other than the side towards tissue.In other instances, The side of the chamber towards tissue can be closed.

The outer wall 6131 and inner wall 6133 of tissue support 6130 are configured in tissue just by cutting element 6050 Supporting tissue when crosscutting.When tissue is just crosscut, lateral sidewall 6132 goes back supporting tissue, and in addition prevention or resisted organize phase Outer wall 6131 and inner wall 6133 are slided.It should be appreciated that tissue can enter chamber 6134 when tissue is just crosscut.However, can Greatly reduce the relative motion between tissue and side wall.Amount of support as needed, may be selected lateral sidewall 6132 composition and Arrangement, to provide more supports or less support to tissue.For example, compared to relatively thin lateral sidewall 6132, thicker side It can provide more tissue scaffolds to wall 6132.Similarly, compared to relatively thin lateral sidewall 6132, more lateral sidewalls 6132 can More tissue scaffolds are provided.

When cutting element 6050 is mobile cuts stroke by it, cutting element 6050 cuts tissue and crosscutting lateral sidewall 6132.Cutting element 6050 is annular the and crosscutting lateral sidewall 6132 adjacent with outer wall 6131.However, cutting element can be Transverse wall 6132 at any suitable position.Under any circumstance, lateral sidewall 6132 props up before and after, during cutting tissue Tissue is supportted, and prevents or at least reduces tissue along outer wall 6131 and/or the trailing possibility of inner wall 6133.Similar to group Supporting element 6030 is knitted, tissue support 6130 includes the bottom wall 6138 being crosscut at the end of cutting stroke.

The surgical stapling device including nail bin 6240 and anvil block 6220 is disclosed in Figure 89 and Figure 90.Nail bin 6240 is in many sides Noodles are similar to nail bin 6040.Anvil block 6220 is similar to anvil block 6020 and anvil block 6120 in many aspects.Anvil block 6220 includes attachment Bar 6226 and the annular tissue supporting element 6230 being located in around attachment lever 6226.Tissue support 6230 includes being adapted to Enough centre bores for closely receiving bar 6226.Tissue support 6230 further includes that the tissue compression surface of neighbouring anvil block 6220 positions Annular outer wall 6231, and the lateral sidewall 6232 that other slave outer wall 6231 radially extends.Tissue support 6230 do not include The inner end of inner annular wall and lateral sidewall 6232 is freely bent.Similar to above content, tissue support 6230 further includes bottom wall 6238, bottom wall 6238 is cut by cutting element 6050.

The surgical stapling device including nail bin 6240 and anvil block 6220 is shown in Figure 91 and Figure 92.However, reader should manage Solution, the tissue support 6230 of anvil block 6220 are replaced by tissue support 6330.Tissue support 6330 includes in annular Heart hole, the annular center hole are configured to closely receive bar 6226.Tissue support 6330 further includes roof 6332, bottom Wall 6338 and the side wall 6336 extended between roof 6332 and bottom wall 6338.Roof 6332 is parallel with bottom wall 6338 or at least base It is parallel in sheet；It is envisaged however that the embodiment that its mesospore 6332 and 6338 is not parallel.Side wall 6336 is in parallel or at least substantially In parallel；It is envisaged however that the wherein not parallel embodiment of side wall 6336.

Wall 6332,6336 and 6338 limits annular chamber 6334 therebetween.Chamber 6334 is closed or at least on all sides Substantially it is closed.Chamber 6334 extends incessantly around bar 6226；It is envisaged however that its lumen 6334 by side wall interrupt and/ Or other embodiments of geometry variation.

Similar to above content, tissue support 6330 is configured to when organizing just crosscutting by cutting element 6050 Supporting tissue.Tissue support 6330 is snugly received in anvil block 6220, so that tissue support 6330 is relative to anvil block 6220 do not move or at least substantially move.In addition, tissue support 6330 includes the cross section of rigid box-like, so that when cutting When 6050 transecting patient tissue of component, the flexure of tissue support 6330 is minimized or not significant.As shown in Figure 91,6338 He of bottom wall There are gaps between inner sidewall 6336.Such gap can provide some flexibilities in tissue support 6330；It is envisaged however that not There are other embodiments in such gap.For example, tissue support 6330 is made of plastics；However, in various embodiments In, for example, tissue support 6330 can be made of flexible and/or elastic material.

The transecting patient tissue supporting element 6330 during it cuts stroke of cutting element 6050.As shown in Figure 92, cutting element 6050 after transecting patient tissue crosscutting roof 6332, subsequently into chamber 6334.Roof 6332 is recessed including being defined in annular therein Mouth 6333, annular notch 6333 is aligned with the annular cutting edge of cutting element 6050.The cross of the reduction roof 6332 of recess 6333 Section and the notch for being convenient for roof 6332.Cutting element 6050 can also its cut stroke during crosscutting bottom wall 6338.As read As person should understand that, the roof 6332 and bottom wall 6338 of transecting patient tissue supporting element 6330 can drive in the percussion of suture instruments Power pulse is generated in device.Roof 6332 and bottom wall 6338 can be configured to provide different pulses in structure, so that The electronic sensor systems of clinician and/or surgical instruments can identify the difference between pulse at the end of percussion/cutting stroke Value, and improperly explain the notch of top wall 6332.

Referring again to Figure 91 and Figure 92, the roof 6332 of tissue support 6330 and the tissue compression surface of anvil block 6220 6022 alignments are at least substantially aligned.In addition to the foregoing or above content is replaced, roof 6332 can be relative to tissue Compressive surfaces 6022 are recessed and/or extend above tissue compression surface 6022.The roof 6332 of tissue support is in anvil Extend above the forming surface 6024 of seat 6220.In addition to the foregoing or above content is replaced, roof 6332 can be relative to Forming surface 6024 is recessed and/or is aligned with forming surface 6024.

The surgical stapling device including nail bin 6240 and anvil block 6220 is shown in Figure 93 and Figure 94.However, reader should manage Solution, the tissue support 6230 of anvil block 6220 are replaced by tissue support 6430.Tissue support 6430 includes in annular Heart hole, the annular center hole are configured to closely receive bar 6226.Tissue support 6430 further includes roof 6432, bottom Wall 6438 and the side wall 6436 extended between roof 6432 and bottom wall 6438.Wall 6432,6436 and 6438 limits ring therebetween Shape chamber 6434.Chamber 6434 is closed on all sides or is at least substantially closed.Chamber 6434 surrounds bar 6226 incessantly Extend；It is envisaged however that its lumen 6434 is by other embodiments that side wall interrupts and/or geometry changes.

Similar to above content, tissue support 6430 is configured to when organizing just crosscutting by cutting element 6050 Supporting tissue.Tissue support 6430 is snugly received in anvil block 6220, so that tissue support 6430 is relative to anvil block 6220 do not move or at least substantially move.In addition, tissue support 6430 includes the cross section of rigid polygon, so that when cutting When cutting 6050 transecting patient tissue of component, the flexure of tissue support 6430 is minimized or not significant.As shown in Figure 93, bottom wall 6438 There are gaps between inner sidewall 6436.Such gap can provide some flexibilities in tissue support 6430；It is envisaged however that There is no other embodiments in such gap.For example, tissue support 6430 is made of plastics；However, in various embodiment party In case, for example, tissue support 6430 can be made of flexible and/or elastic material.

As shown in Figure 93 and Figure 94, inner sidewall 6436 is shorter than lateral wall 3436；It is envisaged however that other embodiment party Case, wherein lateral wall 6436 is shorter than inner sidewall 6436.In addition, roof 6432 is not parallel to bottom wall 6438.More specifically, roof 6432 include sloping portion, which extends laterally to the other parts of bottom wall 6438 and/or roof 6432.

The transecting patient tissue supporting element 6430 during it cuts stroke of cutting element 6050.As shown in Figure 94, cutting element 6050 after transecting patient tissue crosscutting roof 6432, subsequently into chamber 6434.Cutting element 6050 can also cut the stroke phase at it Between crosscutting bottom wall 6438.

As described above, tissue support disclosed herein is configured to the branch when tissue is just cut by cutting element Support tissue.In general, for example, being previously sewn by the tissue that cutting element is cut, i.e., in the more early step phase of surgical operation Between be sewn.In various examples, for example, such nail can also be cut by cutting element, even if they by metal such as titanium and/or Stainless steel is constituted.In other examples, such nail can not be cut by cutting element；On the contrary, they can be pushed to comprising tissue In the material of supporting element.No matter follow closely and whether cut by cutting element, in various examples, tissue support disclosed herein includes Enough intensity and/or rigidity prevent from being generated in tissue support by cutting element against the nail that tissue support captures Not only local plastic deformation.In at least one such example, local plastic deformation quilt in any direction relative to nail It is limited to the characteristic length (CL) less than nail.In at least one example, for example, the material of tissue support may be selected, so that The plastic deformation area that diameter is less than 2*CL can be only formed in tissue support against the nail of tissue support capture.At other In example, for example, the material of tissue support may be selected, so that the nail against tissue support capture can be only in tissue support The middle plastic deformation area for forming diameter and being less than 1.5*CL.For example, nail characteristic length can be crown or after the width across portion, And/or forming height of the nail leg in its deformed configuration.In addition, tissue support disclosed herein can be by following material structure At when the material is cut by cutting element, enough firmly with support nail.In at least one example, including tissue support Material hardness be equal to or more than include the material of nail just cut against tissue support hardness.In certain examples In, the hardness of the material including tissue support be less than include the nail cut material hardness；However, tissue support Structure design is enough to prevent tissue support plastic elongation to be more than acceptable plastic deformation area.In some instances, it cuts Energy needed for energy needed for nail formed in tissue and tissue is less than cutting tissue support.In various examples, packet The material for including tissue support, which can be resisted, digs chisel by nail.In at least one example, biocompatible lubricant can be placed in group It knits on supporting element and/or is immersed in tissue support, be stuck on tissue support to prevent non-magnetic shim.

In various examples, the tissue compression surface of anvil block and the tissue contacting surface of tissue support are flat or extremely It is few substantially flat.The tissue of the power distribution that such arrangement can apply anvil block over a large area.It is susceptible to wherein anvil block Tissue compression surface and/or tissue support surface other uneven embodiments of tissue contacting surface.In certain realities In example, the tissue compression surface of anvil block and/or the tissue contacting surface of tissue support include being configured to engage and grabbing Hold the grasping tissue component or nail extending therefrom of tissue.For example, such grasping tissue component can be reduced between tissue and anvil block Relative motion or sliding.In at least one example, the tissue compression surface of anvil block and the tissue of tissue support contact table The density of grasping tissue component on face is identical.In other instances, the tissue in the tissue contacting surface of tissue support is grabbed The density for holding component is higher than the density of the grasping tissue component on the compressive surfaces of anvil block.In such example, work as tissue scaffold When part is radially-inwardly positioned relative to the compressive surfaces of anvil block, grasping tissue component can prevent tissue inward flow or cunning It is dynamic.

Anvil block 6520 is disclosed in Figure 95.Anvil block 6520 is limited to tissue including tissue compression surface 6522 and in addition Forming pit in compressive surfaces 6522, the forming pit are configured to be deformed into nail when nail is emitted from its nail bin Desired configuration.Each forming pit includes a pair of of cup, wherein each pair of cup is configured to make the leg deformation of nail.For example, A pair of of forming cup may include the first forming cup 6530a of the first leg deformation for being configured to make nail and be configured to Make the second forming cup 6530b of the second leg deformation of nail.First forming cup 6530a and the second forming cup 6530b relative to The axis 6531 extended between first forming cup 6530a and the second forming cup 6530b is mutual mirror image.However, can also be used Other arrangements.

First forming cup 6530a includes first or outer end 6532 and second or inner end 6534.First forming cup 6530a It further include bottom or bathtub, the surface 6536 extended between outer end 6532 and inner end 6534.First end 6532 is configured to The leg of nail can be received and start the forming process of leg.First end 6532 includes curved surface, the curved surface quilt It is constructed to be permeable to deflect nail leg towards the second end 6534.Bottom surface 6536 includes curved surface or concave surface, the bending Surface or concave surface are configured to rotate nail leg rearwardly towards nail bin.The second end 6534 includes bending Surface, the curved surface are configured to for nail leg to be guided out forming cup 6530a.

Second forming cup 6530b includes the construction similar with the first forming cup 6530a, and is configured to make nail The deformation of second leg.Due to above content, the first forming cup 6530a guides the first leg of nail towards the second leg, and Second forming cup 6530b guides the second leg of nail towards the first leg.In various examples, for example, the first forming cup 6530a and the second forming cup 6530b cooperating are so that nail is deformed into Type B configuration；However, forming cup is configured to make Nail is deformed into any suitable configuration.

Referring primarily to Figure 96, each forming cup 6530 (6530a and 6530b) is including the first lateral side wall 6537 and first The second lateral side wall 6539 extended between end 6532 and the second end 6534.In various examples, the first lateral side wall 6537 and second lateral side wall 6539 relative to the longitudinal axis 6533 at the center for extending through forming cup 6530 be mutual mirror Picture.In other instances, the first lateral side wall 6537 and the second lateral side wall 6539 are not mutual mirror images.In any case Under, side wall 6537,6539 is inclined-plane or is inclined to draw nail leg towards the center (i.e. towards axis 6533) of forming cup It leads.

Each forming cup 6530 includes groove or the channel 6538 being limited in its bottom surface 6536.Groove 6538 at Longitudinally extend between the first end 6532 and the second end 6534 of shape cup 6530.Groove 6538 is parallel in forming cup 6530 Heart longitudinal axis 6535 extends and relative to 6535 laterally offset of the central longitudinal axis of forming cup 6530.Groove 6538 than by The leg for the nail that forming cup 6530 deforms is wide.It is envisaged however that other embodiments that its further groove 6538 is narrower than the leg of nail. In either case, groove 6538 is configured to guide nail leg along the predefined paths in forming cup 6530.

In various examples, the groove of forming cup 6530 is configured to the leg of torsion nail while leg deforms Portion.In at least one example, nail is plane or at least substantially plane before being deformed.In at least one such example In, when nail is projected from nail bin, the leg of nail and base portion are located in the same plane being aligned with longitudinal axis 6535.When nail leg into When entering in forming cup 6530, first end 6532 and bottom surface 6536 are inclined and/or are otherwise constructed At leg can be guided towards groove 6538.Once nail leg enters in groove 6538, groove 6538 is by the base portion of nail leg and nail Reverse out plane.Due to above content, unfashioned nail configuration is plane, but the nail configuration shaped is nonplanar.So And, it is envisioned that other embodiments, wherein follow closely has non-planar configurations before and after it has been deformed.

For one group of given forming cup 6530, the groove 6538 of forming cup 6530 is located in the identical of longitudinal axis 6535 On side, and it is configured to for two nail legs to be torqued into the same side of base portion.It is envisaged however that other embodiment party Case, wherein the first nail leg is torqued into a side of base portion, and the second nail leg is torqued into another side of base portion.? In at least one such embodiment, the first groove 6538 is located in the first side of longitudinal axis 6535, is configured to First nail leg can be torqued into the first side of base portion, and the second groove 6538 is located in second side of longitudinal axis 6535 On face, it is configured to for the second nail leg to be torqued into the second side of base portion.

For one group of given forming cup 6530, the groove 6538 of forming cup 6530 is conllinear or at least substantially conllinear.So And, it is contemplated that other embodiments, further groove 6538 are located in the same side of longitudinal axis 6535, but each other not altogether Line.In at least one such example, groove 6538 is parallel to each other, and in other such examples, groove 6538 is uneven each other Row.

Referring primarily to Figure 96, groove 6538 is deeper than the bottom surface 6536 of forming cup 6530.It is envisaged however that wherein shaping Other embodiments of recessed portion and the bottom surface depth having the same of cup.

In various examples, when anvil block 6520 is configured for that the one of the longitudinal end actuator of longitudinal staple can be applied When part, forming cup 6530 is arranged with longitudinal arrange.In at least one such example, the groove 6538 of forming cup is arranged to So that being bent out plane in the same direction by all nails that end effector is disposed.In other instances, groove 6538 is arranged To be bent nail leg in a first direction in the first longitudinal direction row of forming cup 6530, and it is arranged in the second of forming cup 6530 and indulges Into row to be bent nail leg on second or different directions.In some instances, groove 6538 is arranged to make first in staple The leg of nail is bent in a first direction, and is made second in staple to follow closely and be bent on second or opposite direction.

In various examples, when anvil block 6520 is configured for that the one of the annular end actuator of annular staple can be applied When part, forming cup 6530 is arranged with ring row.In at least one such example, groove 6538 is relative to forming cup 6530 Central longitudinal axis 6535 be located radially outward.In other instances, groove 6538 is vertical relative to the center of forming cup 6530 It is radially-inwardly positioned to axis 6535.In some instances, groove 6538 in the first annular row of forming cup 6530 radially to Outer positioning, and radially-inwardly positioned in the second ring row of forming cup 6530.

In addition to the foregoing, the forming pit of anvil block may include any suitable configuration.In at least one example, forming Pit may include two forming cups, and the forming cup is mutual mirror image relative to central axis.Each forming cup includes having The triangle configuration of outer end and inner end.The inner end of a pair of of forming cup is adjacent to each other.The outer end of forming cup is wider than inner end, and by structure Cause can to receive the leg of nail.Each forming cup further includes the bottom extended between outer end and inner end or bath tub surface, with And in addition it is limited to the longitudinal groove in the bottom surface for being configured to guide nail leg in forming cup.In at least one reality In example, longitudinal groove is placed in the middle in the bottom surface of forming cup.

The end effector 7000 of circular stapler component is disclosed in Figure 97-99.End effector 7000 includes nail bin, nail Storehouse includes platform 7030 and warehouse 7040.Platform 7030 includes tissue compression surface 7031 and is limited in compressive surfaces 7031 Nail cavity 7032.Nail cavity 7032 is disposed in first or annular row and second or outer ring row.Each nail cavity in interior row 7032 include the first nail 7070a being removedly stored therein in, and each nail cavity 7032 in outlet includes removedly The second nail 7070b being stored therein in.

End effector further includes being configured to that the nail driving device 7000 for pushing out nail bin will be followed closely.For example, nail bin Including being configured to project the first annular row of the nail driving device 7060a of the first staple 7070a and being adapted to The second ring row of enough nail driving device 7060b that second staple 7070b is projected to nail bin 7040.Follow closely driving device 7060a and 7060b be located in the nail cavity 7032 that is defined in platform 7030 and/or with the nail cavity 7032 that is limited in platform 7030 Alignment.Nail driving device 7060a and 7060b can be slided in nail cavity 7032, with respectively from nail cavity 7032 project nail 7070a and 7070b。

End effector 7000 further includes anvil block 7020.Anvil block 7020 includes tissue compression surface 7021 and is limited to compression Nail shapes pit 7022 in surface 7021.Nail shapes pit 7022 is disposed in first or annular is arranged and second or outer ring In row.Nail shapes pit 7022 is aligned with nail cavity 7032, so that when nail 7070a, 7070b are projected from nail cavity 7032, nail 7070a, 7070b contact nail shapes pit 7022.

End effector 7000 further includes firing member 7056, and firing member 7056 is configured to promote nail cavity 7032 Interior nail driving device 7060a and 7060b, to project nail 7070a and 7070b from nail cavity 7032 respectively.Firing member 7056 wraps Include base portion 7054 and slope 7055.Base portion 7054 is slidably located in the recessed portion being defined in percussion driving device 7050 In 7052.Slope 7055 is slidably located in the slit 7041 being defined in warehouse 7040.As that will retouch in more detail below State, slope 7055 be configured to slide and come into contact in slit 7041 nail driving device 7060a, 7060b with Nail 7070a, 7070b are projected from nail cavity 7032.

In addition to the foregoing, firing member 7056 can be moved through firing schedule, be followed closely with projecting from nail cavity 7032 7070a,7070b.During firing schedule, firing member 7056 is moved along the curved or bowed path limited by slit 7041 It is dynamic.Referring primarily to Figure 97, slit 7041 includes first end 7042 and the second end 7049 and the continuous path between them. The slope 7055 of firing member 7056 is located in first end 7042 when firing schedule starts and terminates in firing schedule When be located in the second end 7049.The first end 7042 of slit 7041 is aligned with the interior row of nail cavity 7032, and slit 7041 the second end 7049 is aligned with the outlet of nail cavity 7032.Slit 7041 further includes surrounding to extend through end effector The first circumferential section 7043 that 7000 central longitudinal axis 7090 extends.The first circumferential section 7043 and nail cavity of slit 7041 Nail driving device 7060a in 7032 interior row is aligned and extends below nail driving device 7060a.When firing member 7056 When mobile the first circumferential section 7043 for passing through slit 7041, the slope 7055 of firing member sequentially jointing nail driving device 7060a is with sequentially percussion nail 7070a.

First circumferential section 7043 is limited by the constant or at least substantially constant radius of curvature around longitudinal axis 7090 It is fixed；It is envisaged however that wherein other non-constant embodiments of the radius of curvature of the first circumferential section 7043.At at least one this In class example, the first circumferential section 7043 includes spiral.In other words, in such example, when the first circumferential section 7043 encloses When extending around longitudinal axis 7090, the first circumferential section 7043 is retreated far from longitudinal axis 7090.

Second circumferential section 7045 of slit 7041 be aligned with the nail driving device 7060b in the outlet of nail cavity 7032 and Extend below nail driving device 7060b.When mobile the second circumferential section 7045 for passing through slit 7041 of firing member 7056, The slope 7055 of firing member sequentially jointing nail driving device 7060b is with sequentially percussion nail 7070b.Second circumferential section 7045 are limited by the constant or at least substantially constant radius of curvature around longitudinal axis 7090；It is envisaged however that the second circle Other non-constant embodiments of the radius of curvature of circumferential portion 7045.In at least one such example, the second circumferential section 7045 include spiral.In other words, in such example, when the second circumferential section 7045 extends around longitudinal axis 7090, Second circumferential section 7043 is retreated far from longitudinal axis 7090.

In addition to the foregoing, slit 7041 includes the mistake among the first circumferential section 7043 and the second circumferential section 7045 Cross part 7044.During firing schedule, slope 7055 sequentially slides through the first circumferential section 7043, transition portion 7044, then pass through the second circumferential section 7045.Transition portion 7044 allows firing member 7056 in the first song of the first staple It is shifted between rate radius and the second curvature radius of the second staple.In certain embodiments, the first circumferential section 7043 and Transition portion 7044 between two circumferential sections 7045 can be unnecessary.In at least one such example, for example, first Circumferential section 7043 may include the first helical configuration, and the second circumferential section 7045 may include the second helical configuration, this second Helical configuration is aligned so that the end of the first helical configuration is aligned with the starting point of the second helical configuration.

Firing member 7056 is driven by firing driving device 7050 along its percussion path.For example, passing through hand-crank And/or electric motor is around the driving percussion driving device 7050 of longitudinal axis 7090.Percussion driving device 7050 includes being defined in Drive recess 7052 therein.The base portion 7054 of firing member 7056 is located in drive recess 7052.Drive recess 7052 are greater than the base portion 7054 of firing member 7056, so that base portion 7054 can be moved or be floated in drive recess 7052.It drives Dynamic recessed portion 7052 is limited by the side wall for limiting movement of the base portion 7054 in recessed portion 7052.When percussion driving device 7050 is enclosed When rotating around longitudinal axis 7090, the side wall of drive recess 7052 contacts base portion 7054 and drive member 7056 is pushed to pass through Slit 7051.As described above, slit 7051 has one or more variations in its radius of curvature, and work as firing member 7056 When movement is by such variation, the base portion 7054 of firing member 7056 can slide in drive recess.

As described above, the nail sequentially in deployment first or interior staple, and then sequentially dispose second or outer staple In nail.For example, such embodiment can control the inner periphery of colon before outside suture.In other embodiments, suitable The nail in outer staple is disposed to sequence, and then sequentially disposes the nail in interior staple.Such embodiment can sutured inwardly Boundary is established in colonic tissue before.

In various examples, in addition to the foregoing, the first nail 7070a and the second nail 7070b unshaped having the same are high Degree.In at least one such example, the first nail 7070a and the second nail 7070b are configured to identical forming height.Other this In class example, the first nail 7070a is configured to the first forming height, and the second nail 7070b can shape as different from the first forming Second forming height of height.In at least one such example, the second one-tenth of the first forming height of interior staple than outer staple Shape height is short.For example, such arrangement can provide gentler transition suturing tissue and not suturing between tissue.In other examples In, the first forming height of interior staple is higher than the second forming height of outer staple.For example, such arrangement allows the intestines of suture Penetralia tissue is for example more flexible.

In some instances, in addition to the foregoing, the first nail 7070a has the first unshaped height, and the second nail 7070b has the second unshaped height different from the first unshaped height.In at least one such example, the first nail The nail of 7070a and second 7070b is configured to identical forming height.In other such examples, the first nail 7070a is configured to the first one-tenth Shape height, and the second nail 7070b is shaped differently from the second forming height of the first forming height.

There are two annular staples for the tool of end effector 7000；However, end effector can have any appropriate number of ring Staple row.For example, end effector can have, there are three annular staples.In at least one such example, in first annular row Nail can have the first unshaped staple height, and the nail in the second ring row can have the second unshaped staple height, and third annular Third nail in row can have third unshaped staple height.In addition, the nail at least one such example, in first annular row There can be the first deformation staple height, the nail in the second ring row there can be the second deformation staple height, and in third ring row Third nail can have third to deform staple height.

Percussion driving device 7150 is shown in Figure 100-105.Percussion driving device 7150 includes that can surround longitudinal axis The rotatable drive shaft 7152 of line rotation.Firing driving device 7150 further includes three-level sequence drive set component, and the three-level is suitable Sequence drive set component is including first or internal drive 7154a, second or intermediate drive device 7154b and third or outside Portion driving device 7154c.Drive shaft 7152 includes drive pin 7151 extending therefrom.Drive pin 7151 in driving device 7154a, Driving slit is extended through in each of 7154b and 7154c.For example, first driving device 7154a includes limiting wherein The first driving slit 7153a, the second driving device 7154b include the second driving slit 7153b defined therein, and the Three driving device 7154c include third driving slit 7153c defined therein.Slit 7153a is driven, 7153b and 7153c are not Configuration having the same；However, driving slit 7153a, 7153b and 7153c have it is aligned with each other or extremely at drive pin 7151 The juxtaposed configuration of few substantial registration.For example, drive pin 7151 is in the non-firing position in Figure 100, and drive slit 7153a, 7153b and 7153c are aligned with drive pin 7151.

In addition to the foregoing, Figure 100 shows driving device 7154a, 7154b and 7154c in non-firing position.It is existing Referring to Figure 101, when the rotation of drive shaft 7152 passes through the first part of its firing schedule, the rotation of drive pin 7151 passes through circumference Path, wherein the engagement of drive pin 7151 drives the side wall of slit 7153a and first driving device is pushed or protruded towards distal side 7154a.Specifically, drive pin 7151 does not also drive the driving device towards distal side during the first part of firing schedule 7154b and 7154c.Such as in Figure 100 as it can be seen that driving slit 7153b and 7153c in the entire first part of firing schedule with The circular path of drive pin 7151 is aligned.When first driving device 7154a is shifted towards distal side, first driving device 7154a quilt It is constructed to be permeable to fire first annular staple.

Referring now to Figure 102, when the rotation of drive shaft 7152 passes through the second part of its firing schedule, drive pin 7151 revolves Turn through circular path, wherein the side wall of the engagement of drive pin 7151 driving slit 7153b and is pushed towards distal side or protrude second Driving device 7154b.It is worth noting that, drive pin 7151 does not also drive institute towards distal side during the second part of firing schedule State driving device 7154c.Similar to above content, drive slit 7153a and 7153c in the entire second part of firing schedule It is aligned with the circular path of drive pin 7151.Second driving device 7154b is configured to when the second driving device 7154b court The annular staple of percussion second when distal side shifts.

Referring now to Figure 103, when the rotation of drive shaft 7152 passes through the Part III of its firing schedule, drive pin 7151 revolves Turn through circular path, wherein the engagement of drive pin 7151 drives the side wall of slit 7153c and third is pushed or protruded towards distal side Driving device 7154c.Similar to above content, drive slit 7153a and 7153b in the entire Part III of firing schedule with The circular path of drive pin 7151 is aligned.Third driving device 7154c is configured to when third driving device 7154c is towards remote Cutting element is disposed when shifting in side；However, in certain embodiments, for example, third driving device 7154c can dispose third nail Row.

Due to above content, follow closely between percussion stage, the second nail percussion stage and tissue-cutting phase first without weight It is folded.To their timings in order.Therefore, deform nail and cut tissue required power to extend in entire firing schedule.In addition, Percussion driving device 7150 cannot cut tissue before tissue has been sewn.Various alternative embodiments are susceptible to, In first follow closely the percussion stage, second nail the percussion stage and/or tissue-cutting phase between there are some overlappings.At at least one In such embodiment, the configuration of driving slit 7153a, 7153b and 7153c be can be adapted such that in first driving device 7154a Exist in movement with the second driving device 7154b and partly overlaps and/or driven in the second driving device 7154b and third Exist in the movement of device 7154c and partly overlaps.

Referring primarily to Figure 103 and Figure 104, driving device 7154a, 7154b and 7154c include preventing or at least inhibiting to drive The cooperating features that device 7154a, 7154b and 7154c rotate relative to each other.For example, first driving device 7154a packet Include the longitudinal key 7155a in the longitudinal slit 7156b for being located in and being defined in the second driving device 7154b.Key 7155a and slit 7156b is configured to allow first driving device 7154a relative to the second driving device 7154b longitudinal sliding motion, but hinders The only rotary motion between first driving device 7154a and the second driving device 7154b.Similarly, the second driving device 7154b Including the longitudinal key 7155b being located in the longitudinal slit 7156c being defined in third driving device 7154c.Key 7155b and narrow Slot 7156c is configured to allow the second driving device 7154b relative to third driving device 7154c longitudinal sliding motion, still Prevent the rotary motion between the second driving device 7154b and third driving device 7154c.

For driving device 7154a, 7154b and the 7154c of bouncing back, drive shaft 7152 is rotate in the opposite direction.Such In example, drive shaft 7152 sequentially engages the side wall of driving slit 7153c, drives the side wall of slit 7153b, then drives narrow The side wall of slot 7153a is to return to third driving device 7154c, the second driving device 7154b and first driving device 7154a Its non-firing position (Figure 100).

Percussion driving device 7250 is shown in Figure 106.Fire driving device 7250 with percussion 7150 class of driving device As mode operate.Percussion driving device 7250 includes the drive shaft 7252 that can be rotated about longitudinal axes.Drive shaft 7252 Cam face or slope 7256 including rotating several stages by firing schedule.Firing driving device 7250 further includes first Driving device 7254a, the second driving device 7254b and third driving device 7254c, when firing the rotation of driving device 7250, First driving device 7254a, the second driving device 7254b and third driving device 7254c by drive shaft 7252 cam 7256 Engagement.In the first stage of firing schedule, cam 7256 engages the cam face being limited on first driving device 7254a 7255a, and first driving device 7254a is driven towards distal side.In the second stage of firing schedule, the engagement of cam 7256 is limited Cam face 7255b on the second driving device 7254b and the second driving device 7254b is driven towards distal side, and hit In the phase III for issuing journey, cam 7256 engages cam face 7255c and the court being limited on third driving device 7254c Distal side drives third driving device 7254c.

First cam face 7255a is shorter than the second cam face 7255b, and therefore, first driving device 7254a has The firing schedule shorter than the second driving device 7254b.Similarly, the second cam face 7255b is than third cam face 7255c It is short, and therefore, the second driving device 7254b has the firing schedule shorter than third driving device 7254c.For example, such cloth It sets and can be used for making different staples to be configured to different forming heights.In other embodiments, driving device 7254a, 7254b There can be any suitable firing schedule with 7254c.In at least one embodiment, for example, driving device 7254a, 7254b With 7254c firing schedule having the same.For example, such arrangement can be used for that different staples is made to be configured to identical forming height Degree.

Figure 107 is one according to the nail bin 4410 being used together with circular surgical staplers tool of at least one embodiment Partial perspective view.A variety of circular surgical staplers tools are known.For example, submitting on August 26th, 2015 entitled “SURGICAL STAPLING CONFIGURATIONS FOR CURVED AND CIRCULAR STAPLING The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/836,110 of INSTRUMENTS " discloses various circular surgical staplers tool arrangements, this article It offers to be incorporated by reference and be incorporated herein.On September 26th, 2014 entitled " the CIRCULAR FASTENER submitted The U.S. Patent Application Serial of CARTRIDGES FOR APPLYING RADIALLY EXPANDING FASTENER LINES " Number 14/498,070 also discloses various circular surgical staplers arrangements, and the document, which is incorporated by reference, to be incorporated herein.Such as that Discussed in a little bibliography, circular surgical staplers generally include frame assembly, which includes attachment part, should Attachment part is configured to anvil block being operably coupled to circular surgical staplers.

In general, anvil block includes one or more the toroidal anvil head for supporting nail shapes pit.Anvil stem or Trochar part is attached to anvil head and is configured to be removably coupled to the anvil block attachment of circular stapler instrument Part.Various circular surgical staplers tools include device, the device be used for by anvil block toward and away from surgery nail bin selectively It is mobile, so that destination organization can be clamped between anvil block and the platform of surgery nail bin.Multiple surgical staples can be removed surgery nail bin What ground was stored therein in, the multiple surgical staples are arranged to corresponding with the arrangement for the nail shapes pit being arranged in anvil block one A or multiple annular arrays.Nail is removedly stored in the correspondence nail cavity being formed in nail bin, and is supported on and is operated Ground is received on the corresponding part of the push-rod assembly optionally moved in circular stapler.Circular stapler further includes ring Shape knife or cutting element, the endless knife or cutting element are configured to the tissue that cutting is clamped between anvil block and nail bin.

Referring again to Figure 107, nail bin 4410 includes the warehouse 4411 for limiting annular bin platform surface 4412.Warehouse 4411 wraps Include the annular row 4420 of the inside nail cavity 4422 at interval and the outer annular row 4440 of external nail cavity 4442 spaced apart.Such as exist As it can be seen that internal nail cavity 4422 is interlocked relative to the nail cavity 4442 of space outside in Figure 107.It is supported on each internal nail cavity 4422 Interior is internal surgical staples 4430 and to be supported in each external nail cavity 4442 be external surgical staples 4450.Outer annular External nail 4450 in row 4440, which can have, follows closely 4430 different characteristics from the inside in inner annular row 4420.For example, as schemed Shown in 108 embodiment, outside nail 4450 has unfashioned " the gull wing " configuration.Specifically, each 4450 packet of external nail It includes from a pair of of leg 4454,4464 that crown 4452 extends.Each leg 4454,4464 is respectively included from the extension of bizet 4452 Vertical portion 4456,4466.In one embodiment, vertical portion 4456,4466 can be parallel to each other.However, shown in In arrangement, vertical portion 4456,4466 is not parallel each other.For example, bizet 4452 and vertical portion 4456 in shown arrangement, Angle A between 4466₁Greater than 90 degree.Referring to Figure 108.Other details about nail configuration can be mentioned on June 30th, 2014 The U.S. Patent application of entitled " the FASTENER CARTRIDGE COMPRISING NON-UNIFORM FASTENERS " that hands over It is found in sequence number 14/319,008, U.S. Patent Application Publication 2015/0297232, the entire disclosure is accordingly with reference Mode is incorporated herein.However, other vertical portions 4456,4466 can be arranged at other angles relative to bizet 4452.Make Vertical leg 4456,4466 is that such arrangement can help with the advantage that the angle greater than 90 degree is orientated relative to bizet 4452 It is temporarily kept in its corresponding nail cavity in that will follow closely.

At least one leg 4454,4464 includes the end sections to extend internally.For example, the embodiment party shown in Figure 108 In case, each leg 4454,4464 includes the Leg portion to extend internally.In the arrangement shown in, Leg portion 4458 is from perpendicular Straight Leg portion 4456 extends internally, and Leg portion 4468 extends internally from vertical Leg portion 4466.Such as in Figure 108 As it can be seen that Leg portion 4458 is shorter than Leg portion 4468.In other words, crown 4452 and Leg portion 4458 are from vertical leg portion Divide the distance between 4456 points being inwardly at an angle of H_AIt is inside from vertical Leg portion 4466 greater than crown 4452 and leg 4468 The distance between angled point H_C.Therefore, at least one embodiment, distance H_BLess than length H_D.Leg portion 4458 The angle A being at an angle of relative to vertical Leg portion 4556₂Leg portion 4468 be can be equal to relative to vertical Leg portion 4466 Angled angle A₃Or angle A₂And A₃It can be different from each other.Other details about nail configuration can be on June 30th, 2014 The United States Patent (USP) Shen of entitled " the FASTENER CARTRIDGE COMPRISING NON-UNIFORM FASTENERS " that submits Please sequence number 14/319,008, find in U.S. Patent Application Publication 2015/0297232, the document is incorporated by reference this Text.

In at least one embodiment, each internal surgical staples 4430 can have configuration shown in Figure 108.Such as scheming As it can be seen that internal surgical staples 4430 have bizet 4432 and two vertical legs 4434,4436 extending therefrom in 108.Vertical leg Portion 4434,4436 can relatively orthogonally extend from bizet 4432 or they can be greater than 90 degree of angle A₄Extend.It is such Arrangement, which can help to that 4430 will be followed closely, to be temporarily retained in its corresponding nail cavity 4422.However, vertical leg 4434,4436 is with difference Angle from bizet 4432 extend.In some embodiments, angle A₄It is equal to each other.In other embodiments, angle A₄That This is different.In the embodiment illustrated, 4450 respective unshaped height UFH having the same of internal nail 4430 and external nail. Inside nail 4430 and external nail 4450 are formed by conventional surgical staples wire rod.In at least one embodiment, it is used to form outer The diameter of the staple line material of portion's nail 4450 is greater than the diameter for being used to form the staple line material of internal nail 4430.In other embodiments, Inside nail and external nail can have the same diameter, and can be formed by the wire rod with other diameters.In some arrangements, interior Portion's nail and external nail can be formed by the staple line material of same type.Therefore, in such arrangement, the wire rod of inside nail and external nail is straight Diameter will be identical.However, in another embodiment, inside nail and external nail can unshaped shape/structures having the same Type, but formed by two with different gauge or diameter of wire different staple line materials.It is each outer equally at least one arrangement The bizet width C WO of portion's nail 4450 is greater than the bizet width C WI of each internal nail 4430.Other details about nail configuration can be Entitled " the FASTENER CARTRIDGE COMPRISING NON-UNIFORM FASTENERS submitted on June 30th, 2014 U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/319,008, the U.S. Patent Application Publication of (fastener cartridge including non-homogeneous fastener) " It is found in 2015/0297232, the document is herein incorporated by reference.

Back to Figure 107, nail bin 4410 includes the outer edge 4414 extended above platform surface 4412.In average of operation periods Between, clinician can adjust position of the anvil block relative to the storehouse of circular stapler.In at least one such embodiment, nail bin 4410 further include from the platform features portion 4416 and 4418 that platform surface 4412 extends.It such as can be in Figure 107 as it can be seen that a series of inside Platform features portion 4416 is arranged between the interior row 4420 of nail cavity 4422 and the knife opening 4413 of center setting, knife or cutting element Knife opening 4413 will be passed through during percussion process.As shown in Figure 107, Figure 109 and Figure 110, platform features portion 4416 can phase Internal nail cavity and opening 4413 are shaped and located.It is open for example, each inner platform features 4416 can have with knife The coextensive flat wall part 4415 of 4413 wall and the taper or tilting body part adjacent with the row of internal nail cavity 4422 4417.Referring to Figure 109 and Figure 110.In the embodiment shown in Figure 107, platform features portion 4416 is in two adjacent inside It is orientated in gap between nail cavity 4422, and is interlocked between pairs of nail cavity 4422 as shown in the figure.In the system Chamber is disposed to extend or platform features portion can be used for reducing the pressure typically encountered in flat platform storehouse.Arrangement disclosed herein It can help to mitigate tissue movement and sliding.Since the sliding of tissue is usually undesirable, outside diameter keeps feature It portion can be bigger and more.When blade is close to inside internal diameter, internal diameter features can be used for increasing tissue tension/shearing force, this System can be made preferably to cut.However, platform features portion 4416 can have different shape and configuration, and platform table can be located at In different location on face 4412.

It is such as also shown in Figure 107, Figure 109 and Figure 110, includes and each of which end phase every an external nail cavity 4442 Associated external platform features 4418.When following closely 4450 from the injection of nail bin 4410, external platform features 4418 are in platform table Extend above face 4412 and guides outside nail 4450 towards anvil block.In such embodiment, outside nail 4450 can not be Extend above external platform features 4418, until they are mobile towards anvil block by firing member.Referring primarily to Figure 107, extremely In a few embodiment, external platform features 4418 do not extend around entire corresponding external nail cavity 4442.Outside first Platform features portion 4418 is positioned adjacent to the first end of corresponding external cavity 4442, and the second external platform features 4418 It is positioned adjacent to the second end of external cavity 4442.As in Figure 107 as it can be seen that external platform features 4418 and external nail cavity 4442 In it is associated every one.Such arrangement, which can be used for reducing total pressure and minimize tissue, to be stretched and moves.However, In other embodiments, the first external platform features 4418 and the second external platform features 4418 can be with external nail cavities 4442 Each of it is associated.In other embodiments, external platform features can surround the entire periphery of corresponding external cavity Extend.As it can be seen that internal platform features 4416 are shorter than external platform features 4418 such as in Figure 109.In other words, in each Platform features portion of portion prominent certain distance, the distance above platform surface 4412 are less than each external platform features 4418 and exist 4412 top distance outstanding of platform surface.Each external platform features can protrude above platform surface 4412 and outer edge 4414 protrude identical distance above platform surface 4412.In addition, as also shown in Figure 109, each external platform features 4418 exterior contours with conical shaped or taper, the exterior contour can help to stapler head being inserted through trouble It prevents from group to be woven in platform features portion during the colon and rectum of person to hook.

Above-mentioned platform features portion can provide one or more advantages.For example, upright outer edge can help to prevent tissue Across storehouse platform sliding.The upright edge may also include the repeat patterns of spikes/low- points, rather than a continuous lip at Shape object.Internal upright nature portion can also contribute to organize to be maintained at blade nearby and lead to improved cutting.Internal platform Features can be between each chamber, or in alternative arrangement, platform features portion may include a continuous upright lip.It can It is expected that the quantity of balancer features is so that high-tensile strength/constricted zone quantity minimizes, while the tissue for obtaining desired amount is fixed. Chamber concentric character portion can be used for minimizing the additional purpose of tissue flowing from its region outstanding in nail leg.When nail leg projects simultaneously And when being transitioned into the receiving anvil block pit being made of corresponding forming pit, such arrangement is also convenient for desired nail forming.It is such Local pit features increase low constricted zone, while being convenient for when nail bin leaves storehouse from the thigh support in storehouse.Therefore, this Class arrangement makes the distance minimization for following closely necessary before it intersects with anvil block pit " jump ".Flow of tissue tends to the center-diameter from storehouse Increase to outside.Referring to Figure 118, improved stand-type outboard row extension has the storage when they are inserted upwardly into across colon The trend of tissue, because he is pipe.

Figure 109 and Figure 110, which is shown, uses surgery nail bin 4410 in conjunction with anvil block 4480.Anvil block 4480 includes anvil head portion Divide 4482, anvil head part 4482 is operatively supported nail shaping insert or part 4484 and edge bearing circle 4490.Edge bearing circle 4490 are supported with the relationship faced with the knife 4492 being supported in nail head.In the embodiment illustrated, nail forming insertion Part 4484 is made of such as steel, stainless steel etc., and includes interior row and the outside nail shapes pit of internal nail shapes pit 4486 4488 outlet.Each internal nail shapes pit 4486 corresponds to one in internal nail cavity 4422, and each external nail at Shape pit 4488 corresponds to one in external nail cavity 4442.In the arrangement shown in, when anvil block 4480 is relative to storehouse platform table When face 4412 is moved to its firing position, internal nail shapes pit 4486 is than external nail shapes pit 4488 closer to storehouse platform table Face 4412.In other words, the first gap g between the first nail shaped portion 4485 and nail bin platform surface 4412₁Or first nail Forming distance is less than the second gap g between the second nail shaped portion 4487 and nail bin platform surface 4412₂Or second nail forming Distance.

Furthermore, it can be seen that internal follow closely the corresponding interior of 4430 each comfortable pusher components 4500 such as in Figure 109 and Figure 110 It is supported on portion driving device part 4502 in its corresponding internal nail cavity 4422, and each of external nail 4450 exists It is supported on corresponding external driver device part 4504 in their corresponding external nail cavities 4442.Push 4500 court of device assembly Internal nail 4430 and external nail 4450 will be made to be driven into and their corresponding nail profiled recess to the propulsion of anvil block 4480 4486,4488 form contact, as shown in Figure 110.In addition, knife 4492 is advanced through towards distal side is clamped in anvil block 4480 and platform table Tissue between face 4412, and pass through the frangible bottom 4491 of edge bearing circle 4490.Such arrangement to outside nail 4450 for mentioning For the forming height FHO bigger than the forming height FHI of internal nail 4430.In other words, the outlet 4440 of external nail 4450 shapes For bigger " B " molding, so that bigger trapping volume and/or higher nail forming height are generated, to mitigate outer staple High tissue compression near 4440.Bigger B molding can also improve the blood flow moved towards drainage in these.In various examples In, the outlet 4440 of outside nail 4450 is by including bigger exhibition using bigger crown, nail leg width and/or nail leg thickness Open resistance.

The quantity of nail used in each staple can change.In one embodiment, for example, in the presence of than inside nail 4430 More external nails 4450.Another embodiment use internal nails 4430 more more than outside nail 4450.In various examples, The gauge or diameter of wire of outside nail 4450 is greater than the gauge or diameter of wire of internal nail 4430.Inside nail 4430 and external nail 4450 can have identical Unshaped height UFH.Bizet width C W in the outlet 4440 of outside nail 4450_OGreater than the interior row's 4420 that inside follows closely 4430 Bizet width C W_I.The gull wing configuration of outside nail 4450, which uses, is located at the bending of bizet corresponding with them at different distances. The step with flat (non-step) storehouse platform surface 4412 is used by uniform driving device or pusher stroke Anvil block configuration generates the nail with differing formed height.

Figure 111 shows another nail bin embodiment 4610.As it can be seen that nail bin 4610 includes storehouse platform such as in Figure 111 4612, storehouse platform 4612 includes that the inner annular of the inside nail cavity 4622 at interval arranges the outer of the nail cavity 4642 of 4620 and space outside Portion's ring row 4640.As it can be seen that internal nail cavity 4622 is interlocked relative to the nail cavity 4642 of space outside such as in Figure 111.It is supported In each internal nail cavity 4622 is internal surgical staples 4630 and to be supported in each external nail cavity 4642 be external Surgical staples 4650.In addition, outer edge 4614 extends above platform surface 4612.In various embodiments, in addition to it is above-mentioned with Outside, nail 4630,4650 will not protrude above platform surface 4612, until they are mobile towards anvil block by firing member.This Class embodiment can be frequently utilized that tingle, the depth for the corresponding nail cavity which is stored therein in relative to them.In other realities It applies in scheme, when nail is in its non-firing position, the leg of nail is prominent above platform surface 4612.It is such at least one In embodiment, nail bin 4610 further includes from the platform features portion 4616 and 4618 that platform surface 4612 extends.

Such as also shown in Figure 111, every an internal nail cavity 4622 include internal platform associated with its every one end Features 4616.When corresponding internal nail 4630 is projected from nail bin 4610, internal platform features 4616 are in platform surface 4612 tops extend and guide corresponding internal nail 4630 towards anvil block.In such embodiment, inside nail 4630 can Do not extend above internal platform features portion 4616, until they are mobile towards anvil block by firing member.In the example shown, Internal platform features 4616 do not extend around entire corresponding internal nail cavity 4622.The positioning of first internal platform features 4616 At the first end of neighbouring corresponding inner chamber 4622, and the second internal platform features 4616 are positioned adjacent to inner chamber 4622 the second end.However, in other embodiments, internal platform features 4416 can with it is every in internal nail cavity 4622 One associated.In other embodiments, internal platform features can extend around the entire periphery of corresponding internal nail cavity. By wherein they with every can be mentioned in the associated concentric pattern of a chamber using the platform features portion with different height For the tissue space region of lower pressure, while them are balanced to guide nail leg as much as possible as long as possible.In other words, Such arrangement can minimize the amount of flow of tissue, to reduce the total amount for being applied to the pressure of destination organization.

Referring still to Figure 111, each external nail cavity 4642 includes external platform features associated with each of which end 4618.When following closely 4650 from the injection of nail bin 4610, external platform features 4618 extend above platform surface 4612 and will Outside nail 4650 is guided towards anvil block.In such embodiment, outside nail 4650 can not be in external platform features portion 4618 Fang Yanshen, until they are mobile towards anvil block by firing member.As it can be seen that in the example shown such as in Figure 111, external platform Features 4618 do not extend around entire corresponding external nail cavity 4642.First external platform features 4618 are positioned adjacent to pair The first end for the external cavity 4642 answered, and the second external platform features 4618 are positioned adjacent to the second of external cavity 4642 End.As it can be seen that external platform features 4618 are associated with each of external nail cavity 4642 such as in Figure 111.However, In other embodiments, the first external platform features 4618 and the second external platform features 4418 can be with external nail cavities 4642 In it is associated every one.In other embodiments, external platform features can surround the entire week of corresponding external cavity Side extends.As it can be seen that internal platform features 4616 and external platform features 4618 are in platform table such as in Figure 112 and Figure 113 Extend same distance above face 4612.In other words, their height having the same.In addition, as can also in Figure 112 and Figure 113 See, the outer wheels of each internal platform features 4416 and each external platform features 4618 with conical shaped or taper Exterior feature, the exterior contour can help to prevent group to be woven in platform during the colon and rectum that stapler head is inserted through to patient It is hooked on features.

Figure 112 and Figure 113, which is shown, uses surgery nail bin 4610 in conjunction with anvil block 4680.Anvil block 4680 includes anvil head portion Divide 4682, anvil head part 4482 is operatively supported nail shaping insert or part 4684 and edge bearing circle 4690.Edge bearing circle 4690 are supported with the relationship faced with the knife 4692 being supported in nail head.In the embodiment illustrated, nail forming insertion Part 4684 is made of such as steel, stainless steel etc., and includes interior row and the outside nail shapes pit of internal nail shapes pit 4686 4688 outlet.Each internal nail shapes pit 4686 corresponds to one in internal nail cavity 4622, and each external nail at Shape pit 4688 corresponds to one in external nail cavity 4642.In the arrangement shown in, internal nail shapes pit 4686 is positioned to With platform surface 4612 at a distance of distance identical with external nail shapes pit 4688.

Furthermore, it can be seen that internal nail 4630 is in the corresponding internal drive for pushing device assembly 4700 such as in Figure 112 and Figure 113 It is supported on dynamic device part 4702 in corresponding internal nail cavity 4622.Outside nail 4650 is in corresponding external driver device portion Divide on 4704 and is supported in corresponding external nail cavity 4642.Push device assembly 4700 that will make internal nail towards the propulsion of anvil block 4680 4630 and external nail 4650 be driven into and form contact with their corresponding nail profiled recess 4686,4688, such as Figure 113 institute Show.In addition, knife 4692 is advanced through the tissue being clamped between anvil block 4680 and platform surface 4612 towards distal side, and pass through knife The frangible bottom 4691 of washer 4690.In the example shown in Figure 112 and Figure 113, each internal nail 4630 is by having first Gauge or diameter of wire D₁And there is the first unshaped height L₁The first staple line material formed.For example, the first gauge or diameter of wire D₁It may be about 0.0079 " -0.015 " (increment is usually 0.0089 ", 0.0094 " and 0.00145 ") and the first unshaped height L₁It can be big About 0.198 " -0.250 ".Each external nail 4650 is formed by the second staple line material, which has the second gauge or diameter of wire D₂ And there is the second unshaped height L₂.In the embodiment shown in Figure 112 and Figure 113, D₁<D₂And L₁<L₂.However, As it can be seen that internal nail 4630 and external nail 4650 are formed with identical forming height FH such as in Figure 113.Compared to small diameter Interior staple is compared, and the thicker wire rod nail on outside tends to provide high-tear strength and rupture strength, this tends to keep better Hemostasis.In other words, closer interior staple may better maintain hemostasis, and the outer staple of less compression can promote preferably more Conjunction and blood flow.Even if in addition, when the nail with longer leg portion is formed at height identical as the nail with shorter leg portion Also ensure that more B bendings, this can make the nail of longer leg stronger and be more likely to be properly formed to be enough in high load item It is kept under part.The quantity of nail used in each staple can change.In one embodiment, for example, interior row 4620 have with The inside nail 4630 of the identical quantity of outlet 4640 of outside nail 4650.In various arrangements, follow closely 4650 bizet width be greater than it is interior The bizet width of portion's nail 4630.In other embodiments, nail 4630,4650 can bizet width having the same.In other cloth In setting, nail 4630,4650 can be above-mentioned gull wing type design.For example, at least one leg of nail may include aduncate end Portion part or two legs may include aduncate end sections each other.Such nail can be used for inner annular row or external In ring row or inner annular is arranged or outer annular is arranged in the two.

Figure 114 shows another round nail bin embodiment 4810 including storehouse platform 4812, and storehouse platform 4812 includes The ring row 4820,4840,4860 of three nail cavities spaced apart.Interior row or first row 4820 include respectively to be arranged with first angle More than first internal nail cavities or the first nail cavity 4822.Each internal nail cavity 4822 is operatively supported corresponding internal nail wherein Or first nail 4830.Inner chamber 4822 is orientated the first nail 4830 with identical homogeneous angular relative to tangential direction.? Shown in example, each internal nail 4830 is by having the first nail diameter D₁The first staple line material formed.In one example, One nail gauge or diameter of wire D₁May be about 0.0079 " -0.015 " (increment is usually 0.0089 ", 0.0094 " and 0.00145 ").Ginseng See Figure 117, each internal nail 4830 includes the first bizet 4832 and two the first legs 4834.First bizet has the first bizet Width C₁, and each first leg 4834 has the first unshaped leg length L₁.In one example, the first bizet width C₁May be about 0.100 " -0.300 ", and the first unshaped leg length L1 may be about 0.198 " -0.250 ".First leg It portion 4834 can be respectively relative to the first bizet 4832 with angle A₁It is arranged.Angle A 1 may be about 90 ° or it can be slightly Greater than 90 °, so that the first leg 4834 is opened slightly outwards, to help for the first nail 4830 to be maintained at its corresponding first nail In chamber 4822.

Figure 115 and Figure 116 are gone to, nail bin 4810 is intended to that anvil block 4900 is combined to use, and anvil block 4900 includes the first nail forming Row or first row 4902 in two of staggered or angled first pair 4903 of pit 4904.First nail shapes pit 4904 Each of first pair 4903 correspond to one first nail 4830.First nail shapes pit 4904 corresponds to first nail leg 4834, and another first nail leg 4834 is corresponded to 4903 another first nail shapes pit 4904.Such arrangement is used In establishing forming nail configuration, wherein the first bizet 4832 of the first nail leg 4834 of the first nail 4830 and specific first nail 4830 Be formed in outside plane so that first leg 4834 is formed on a side of the first bizet 4832, and another One leg 4834 is formed on another side of the first bizet 4832.Relative to the first nail shapes pit 4904 in Figure 115 In it is some show " three-dimensional " forming nail configurations.

Most specifically as it can be seen that storehouse platform 4812 has " step " configuration such as in Figure 116.Storehouse platform 4812 include with it is interior The corresponding inside in inside or first annular row 4820 of portion or the first nail cavity 4822 or the first storehouse platform part 4814.Such as scheming In 116 furthermore, it can be seen that when anvil block 4900 is moved to closure or clamped position, the anvil block comprising the first nail shapes pit 4904 4900 part is spaced apart the first clearance distance g with terrace part 4814₁。

Referring again to 114, Figure 116 and Figure 117, intermediate or second row 4840 includes respectively with the second of second angle arrangement Multiple centres or the second nail cavity 4842.Each intermediate nail cavity 4842 is operatively supported corresponding centre or the second nail wherein 4850.Intermediate cavity 4842 takes intermediate or the second nail 4850 with identical uniform second angle relative to tangential direction To.However, second angle is different from first angle.In other words, when first nail and second nail be supported on its corresponding first When in chamber and the second chamber, the axis of the first bizet of each first nail 4830 finally will follow closely 4850 with adjacent second in extension The second bizet extension axis intersection.As it can be seen that each second or intermediate nail 4850 includes second such as in Figure 116 and Figure 117 Crown portion or base portion 4852 and two the second legs 4854.Base portion 4852 can have slightly in rectangle cross-sectional shape and can It is formed by flat material piece.For example, the second nail leg 4854 can have circular cross-sectional profile.Second or intermediate nail may include example Such as entitled " the SURGICAL STAPLING CONFIGURATIONS FOR CURVED AND submitted on August 26th, 2015 Various nail structures disclosed in the U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/836,110 of CIRCULAR STAPLING INSTRUMENTS " Type, the document, which is incorporated by reference, to be incorporated herein.With the circle extended from the base portion part with rectangular cross-sectional facial contour Staple leg can provide base portion part and the nail leg of no priority bending plane.Second nail 4850 includes bending part 4856, Nail leg 4854 extends from base portion part 4852 at the bending part.Bending part 4856 may include the transversal of substantially square Facial contour 421.Bending part 4856 and the respective square profiles in base portion part 4852 and rectangular profile are to round nail leg 4854 provide rigid connection portion and main chain.Round nail leg 4854 eliminates preferential plane of bending, has square, rectangle or appoints The plane of bending that shape with vertex or the nail leg of non-uniform shapes cross section can have this preferential.In second nail leg 4854 Each is with second diameter D₂.In at least one embodiment, D₂>D₁.Second base portion or bizet 4852 have the second bizet Width C₂.In one arrangement, C₂>C₁.It second leg 4854 can be respectively relative to the second base portion or bizet 4852 with angle A₂Into Row arrangement.Angle A₂May be about 90 ° or its can be slightly larger than 90 °, so that the second leg 4854 is opened slightly outwards, to have Help for the second nail 4850 being maintained in its corresponding second nail cavity 4842.

Figure 115 and Figure 116 are gone to, anvil block 4900 further includes staggered or angled of the second nail shapes pit 4914 Two pair 4913 of two centres or second row 4912.Second pair 4913 of each of second nail shapes pit 4914 corresponds to one the Two nails 4850.One the second nail shapes pit 4914 corresponds to second nail leg 4854, and to 4913 another second Nail shapes pit 4914 corresponds to another second nail leg 4854.Such arrangement is for establishing forming nail configuration, wherein the second leg Second base portion 4852 of portion 4854 and specific second nail 4850 is formed in outside plane.Relative to the second nail forming in Figure 115 Some nail configurations for showing " three-dimensional " and shaping in pit 4914.

Such as in Figure 116 most specifically as it can be seen that storehouse platform 4812 further include centre with intermediate or the second nail cavity 4842 or Second ring row, 4840 corresponding second storehouse platform part 4816.Such as in Figure 116 furthermore, it can be seen that when anvil block 4900 is moved to Closure or when clamped position, the part of the anvil block 4900 comprising the second nail shapes pit 4914 are spaced apart the with terrace part 4816 Two clearance distance g₂.In the example shown, g₂>g₁。

Referring again to Figure 114, Figure 116 and Figure 117, outlet or third row 4860 include the multiple external nail cavities of third or third Nail cavity 4862, the nail cavity are sized relative to the second nail cavity 4842, so that each external nail cavity or third nail cavity 4862 are crossed over The distance between two adjacent second chambers 4842.Each external nail cavity 4862 be operatively supported wherein corresponding external nail or Third nail 4870.Outside nail or third nail 4870 are orientated to tangent with circumferencial direction by external cavity 4862.Such as in Figure 116 and figure As it can be seen that each third or external nail 4870 include third crown portion or base portion 4872 and two third legs 4874 in 117.Follow closely base Portion 4872, which can have, to be slightly in the cross-sectional shape of rectangle and can be formed by flat material piece.For example, third nail leg 4874 is also There can be circular cross-sectional profile.Third or external nail 4870 may include submit within such as on August 26th, 2015 it is entitled “SURGICAL STAPLING CONFIGURATIONS FOR CURVED AND CIRCULAR STAPLING Various nail configurations disclosed in the U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/836,110 of INSTRUMENTS ", document full text is to quote Mode is incorporated herein.It can provide with the round nail leg extended from the base portion part with rectangular cross-sectional facial contour without preferential The base portion part of plane of bending and nail leg.Third nail 4870 includes bending part 4876, the nail leg 4874 at the bending part Extend from base portion part 4872.Bending part 4876 may include substantially square cross-sectional profiles 421.Bending part 4876 and the respective square profiles in base portion part 4872 and rectangular profile to round nail leg 4874 provide rigid connection portion and Main chain.Round nail leg 4874 eliminates preferential plane of bending, has square, rectangle or any shape with vertex or non-equal The plane of bending that the nail leg of even cross-sectional shape can have this preferential.In at least one embodiment, D₃>D₂.Third base portion or Bizet 4872 has third bizet width C₃, and each third leg 4874 has the unfashioned leg length L of third₃.One In kind arrangement, C₃>C₂And L₃>L₂.It third leg 4874 can be respectively relative to third base portion or bizet 4872 with angle A₃It carries out Arrangement.Angle A₃May be about 90 ° or its can be slightly larger than 90 °, so that third leg 4874 is opened slightly outwards, to help It is maintained in its corresponding third nail cavity 4862 in by third nail 4870.

Go to Figure 115 and Figure 116, anvil block 4900 further includes the outer of external nail shapes pit or third nail shapes pit 4918 Row 4916.Each third nail shapes pit 4918 corresponds to a third nail 4870.Most specifically as it can be seen that storehouse such as in Figure 116 Platform 4812 further includes third storehouse platform part 4818, and third storehouse platform part 4818 corresponds to external nail cavity or third nail cavity 4862 outlet or third row 4860.Such as in Figure 116 furthermore, it can be seen that when anvil block 4900 is moved to closure or clamped position When, the part of the anvil block 4900 comprising third nail shapes pit 4918 is spaced apart the two or three clearance distance with terrace part 4818 g₃.In the example shown, g₃>g₂.Furthermore, it can be seen that at least one embodiment, tissue thickness is mended such as in Figure 116 Repaying part 4920 combines each external nail or third nail 4870 to use.Tissue thickness compensation part may include insertion oxidized regenerated cellulose (ORC) to promote the weaving material to stop blooding.Tissue thickness compensation part 4920 may include submit on 2 24th, 2014 it is entitled U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/187,389, the U.S. Patent Application Publication of " IMPLANTABLE LAYER ASSEMBLIES " Any of various tissue thickness compensation part arrangements, the complete disclosure evidence of these documents disclosed in 2015/0238187 This is herein incorporated by reference.As it can be seen that tissue thickness compensation part 4920 has the thickness for being appointed as " a " such as in Figure 116.? In one embodiment, tissue thickness compensation part have about 0.015 " -0.045 " thickness.However, other thickness can be used.

Therefore, in such as Figure 114-117 at least one discribed embodiment, three staples are can be used in nail bin 4810 Each of in different number nail.In one arrangement, interior staple includes having minimum gauge or diameter of wire and most short unshaped The conventional nail of leg length.It is each first nail have shortest bizet width, and it is each first nail relative to tangential direction with Uniform angle is orientated.The configuration that centre nail has is different from the first nail configuration.Each leg of centre nail includes appropriateness Gauge or diameter of wire and unfashioned leg length.Each intermediate nail has the bizet width slightly bigger than the hat width of inside nail, And each intermediate nail is orientated relative to tangential direction with uniform angle, but relative to staple in inside with different angles Degree is orientated.The configuration that each external nail has is similar to the configuration of intermediate nail.Compared to the leg of internal nail and intermediate nail Gauge or diameter of wire, each of each external third leg followed closely includes maximum gauge or diameter of wire.Each external bizet followed closely Width is noticeably greater than the bizet width of internal nail and intermediate nail.Each external nail and the circumferencial direction in storehouse are tangentially orientated.Outer nail Mining is embedded in ORC to promote the weave thickness compensation part (space fabric) of hemostasis.Step anvil block and step storehouse are flat Platform generates different forming nail heights, wherein in being arranged including the nail with most short forming height, and there is longest forming height Nail in outlet.Corresponding to the anvil block pit " inclination " of interior staple and intermediate staple, to arrange inside and generate three in intermediate row Dimension nail." bathtub type " anvil block pit corresponds to outer staple.It at least one embodiment, can sequentially percussion nail.For example, The nail in interior row and intermediate row can be fired first, then fire the nail in outlet.Folded by endless knife is cut during percussion process Tight tissue.

As described in the various embodiments of the disclosure, circular stapler instrument includes anvil block and nail bin.In anvil block and nail bin One or two can be moved between open configuration and closed configuration relative to another, to capture tissue therebetween.Nail Nail is accommodated or is at least partially accommodated into the circular row of nail cavity by storehouse.Nail, which is arranged into from their respective nail cavities with circular row, catches The corresponding circular row of forming pit in the tissue obtained and in anvil block shapes.Percussion driving device is configured to It projects and follows closely from nail bin during the firing schedule of percussion driving device.

The nail forming that the anvil block of circular stapler instrument generally includes tissue compression surface and is limited in tissue compression surface The annular array of pit.Anvil block further includes the bar for being attached installation part and extending from attachment installation part.Bar is configured to release It is attached to the closure driving device of circular stapler instrument with putting, so that anvil block can be moved toward and away from the nail bin of circular stapler instrument It is dynamic.

Nail bin and anvil block can individually advance in patient's body, and combine at surgical field.In various examples, nail Storehouse is for example advanced through the narrow tubular body such as colon of patient.Nail bin may include that multiple tissue contact characteristic portions are all Such as step platform and pit extension.In order to avoid the mean no harm to patient when nail bin is advanced towards destination organization, this The open various modifications especially presented to several tissue contact characteristic portions.

Referring to Figure 118, broken section, which is shown, is pressed against tissue (T) when advancing in patient body in nail bin 15500 The nail bin 15500 of circular surgical apparatus.Multiple structure feature portions of nail bin 15500 are modified to generate the outline border of special profile 15502 with protective tissue.Nail bin 15500 includes multiple ring rows of nail cavity.In at least one example, nail cavity 15510 is outer The interior row 15506 for arranging 15504 at least partly about nail cavities 15512, as shown in Figure 118.Nail cavity 15510 and 15512 is constructed 15530 and 15531 are followed closely at that can accommodate respectively.

The relationship of term inside and outside description and central axis 15533.For example, internal tissue contact surface 15518 is compared Outside face 15516 is closer to central axis 15533.

As shown in Figure 119, nail bin 15500 includes step storehouse platform 15508.It is flat that outlet 15504 is limited to step storehouse In the outside face 15516 of platform 15508, and interior row 15506 is limited to the interior tissue of step storehouse platform 15508 In contact surface 15518.Outside face 15516 gradually declines from internal tissue contact surface 15518, this generates ladder Degree, the gradient reduce friction when nail bin 15500 is pressed against tissue.

In some instances, outside face 15516 is parallel or at least substantially parallel to internal tissue contact Surface 15518.In other instances, outside face 15516 is angled such that by outside face 15516 The first plane limited is transverse to the second plane limited by internal tissue contact surface 15518.It is flat in the first plane and second Angle is limited between face.The angle can be acute angle.In at least one example, for example, the angle can be selected from greater than about 0 ° And any angle of the range less than or equal to about 30 °.In at least one example, it is greater than for example, the angle can be to be selected from Any angle of about 5 ° and the range less than or equal to about 25 °.In at least one example, for example, the angle can be and be selected from Any angle of greater than about 10 ° and the range less than or equal to about 20 °.It is inclined when nail bin 15500 is mobile relative to tissue Outside face 15516 can reduce the friction to tissue or hook tissue.In at least one example, inclined outside Tissue contacting surface 15516 also gradually declines from internal tissue contact surface 15518.

In at least one example, when nail bin 15500 is mobile relative to tissue, outside face 15516 Interior section is plane or at least substantially flat, and the outer edge 15548 of outside face 15516 is inclination , fillet and/or inclined-plane, to reduce the friction to tissue or hook tissue.For example, nail cavity 15510 resides in outer set It knits in the internal plane part of contact surface 15516.When organizing nail bin 15500 mobile relative to tissue, internal tissue contact The outer edge 15550 on surface 15518 is also possible to inclined, inclined-plane and/or fillet, friction or hook with reduction to tissue Firmly tissue.

In order to accommodated in the nail cavity 15510 of outlet 15504 and the nail cavity 15512 of interior row 15504 have it is identical or at least The nail of substantially the same unshaped height, the nail cavity 15510 of outlet 15504 include pit extension 15514.Pit extension 15514 are configured to the control when nail 15530 is emitted from their corresponding nail cavities 15510 and guide nail 15530.At certain In a little examples, pit extension 15514 is configured to accommodate with bigger than the nail on internal tissue contact surface 15518 Unshaped height s nail.

It as shown in Figure 119,15510 lateral alignment of nail cavity in outlet 15504 or is at least substantially aligned, wherein arranging inside There are gaps 15520 between two adjacent nail cavities 15512 in 15506.Nail cavity 15510 includes first end 15522 and second End 15524.The second end 15524 is Chong Die with one first end 15526 in two continuous nail cavities 15512, so that fixed Nail leg 15530a of the position at the second end 15524 and nail leg 15531a being located at first end 15526 it is radially aligned or It is at least substantially aligned, as shown in Figure 118.Equally, in the first end 15522 of nail cavity 15510 and two continuous nail cavities 15512 Another the second end 15528 overlapping.

Pit extension 15514 includes from first collet 15532 outstanding of outside face 15516, to hide Extend beyond the tip 15536 of the nail leg 15530a of outside face 15516.First collet 15532 includes from first The end 15538 outstanding of end 15522, extends outwardly away from the inner sidewall 15540 and lateral wall 15542 of end 15538, to form One collet 15532.In at least one example, the first sheath 15532 is limited or is at least substantially limited to including first end " C " the shape wall extended in a part on the periphery 15535 of 15522 nail cavity 15510.

In order to reduce the friction to tissue, inner sidewall 15540 is projected into from outside face 15516 compares lateral wall 15542 bigger height.In other words, the height of lateral wall 15542 is lower than inner sidewall 15540.Such arrangement is generated from inside Wall 15540 is smoothly transitted into the gradient of lateral wall 15542 to outside face 15516.In at least one embodiment In, inner sidewall 15540 and internal tissue contact surface 15518 relative to outside face 15516 include it is identical or At least substantially identical height.Alternatively, inner sidewall 15540 and internal tissue contact surface are relative to outside organization's contact table Face 15516 includes different height 15518.In some instances, inner sidewall 15540 is relative to outside face 15516 relative to internal tissue contact surface 15518 height it is lower.Such arrangement is generated for from internal tissue contact surface 15518 are smoothly transitted into the gradient that inner sidewall 15540 arrives outside face 15516 to lateral wall 15542.

Internal tissue contact surface 15518, inner sidewall 15540, lateral wall 15542 and/or outside face 15516 limit the discrete portions for having contoured outer framework 15502；However, such part keeps leaning on enough as shown in Figure 118 Closely each other, so that tissue cannot be trapped in therebetween when nail bin 15500 is pressed against tissue.In addition, one or more of part It may include inclined, contoured, curved, rounding and/or inclined-plane the outer surface of tool to reduce the friction to tissue.Such as figure Shown in 118, the upper surface 15544 of lateral wall 15542 and the upper surface 15546 of inner sidewall 15540 be it is inclined, there is profile , curved, rounding and/or inclined-plane have contoured external frame 15502 to limit.

In at least one example, upper surface 15544 and upper surface 15546 limit clinoplain, and the clinoplain is lateral It is limited in the first plane limited by outside face 15516 and by internal tissue contact surface 15,518 second flat Face.In at least one example, first angle is limited between clinoplain and the first plane.It can also be in clinoplain and second Second angle is limited between plane.First angle and second angle can be identical or at least substantially identical value.Alternatively, The value of one angle may differ from second angle.In at least one example, first angle and/or second angle are acute angle.Extremely In a few example, for example, first angle is any angle selected from greater than about 0 ° and the range less than or equal to about 30 °.? In at least one example, for example, first angle is any angle selected from greater than about 5 ° and the range less than or equal to about 25 °. In at least one example, for example, first angle is any angle selected from greater than about 10 ° and the range less than or equal to about 20 ° Degree.In at least one example, for example, second angle is selected from any of greater than about 0 ° and the range less than or equal to about 30 ° Angle.In at least one example, for example, second angle is times selected from greater than about 5 ° and the range less than or equal to about 25 ° What angle.In at least one example, for example, second angle is selected from greater than about 10 ° and the range less than or equal to about 20 ° Any angle.

In addition to the foregoing, pit extension 15514 includes the second collet 15534, and the second collet 15534 is in many aspects Similar to the first collet 15532.Similar to the first collet 15532, the second collet 15534 is from outside face 15516 It is prominent, to hide the tip for the nail leg for extending beyond outside face 15516.Second collet 15534 includes from second The end 15538 outstanding of end 15524, the inner sidewall 15540 and lateral wall 15542 extended from end 15538, to form second Collet 15534.

Although showing a pit extension 15514 in Figure 119, but it is to be understood that for example, it is one or more other It pit extension 15514 can be prominent from outside face 15516.In at least one example, for example, the first collet 15532 are connected with the second collet 15534 by side wall to limit the pit extension entirely around nail cavity.

Many surgical instrument systems as described herein are actuated by electric motor；However, surgical instrument system as described herein It can actuate in any suitable manner.In various examples, for example, surgical instrument system as described herein can be by being manually operated Trigger actuate.In some instances, motor disclosed herein may include one or more parts of robot control system. In addition, any of end effector disclosed herein and/or tool assembly can be together with robotic surgical Instrument systems It uses.Figure 82 A schematically shows robotic surgical Instrument system 20'；However, entitled " SURGICAL STAPLING The U.S. Patent Application Serial of INSTRUMENTS WITH ROTATABLE STAPLE DEPLOYMENT ARRANGEMENTS " Robotic surgical Instrument system is disclosed in more detail in number 13/118,241 (being now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2012/0298719) Several examples of system.

The deployment and deformation for having combined nail describe surgical instrument system as described herein；However, implementation as described herein Scheme is without being limited thereto.For example, it is contemplated to dispose the various embodiments of the fastener such as fixture or tack in addition to nail.This Outside, it is also contemplated that utilize the various embodiments of any appropriate device for seal tissue.For example, according to various embodiments End effector may include be configured to heating and seal tissue electrode.In addition, for example, according to certain embodiment End effector can apply vibrational energy and carry out seal tissue.

The complete disclosure of following patents is hereby incorporated by reference:

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It is published on 2 25th, 1997 entitled " TRIGGER MECHANISM FOR SURGICAL The United States Patent (USP) 5,605,272 of INSTRUMENTS "；

It is published in entitled " the LINEAR STAPLER WITH IMPROVED FIRING on December 16th, 1997 The United States Patent (USP) 5,697,543 of STROKE "；

It is filed in entitled " the ARTICULATABLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENT on November 10th, 2005 The U.S. Patent Application Publication 2005/0246881 of COMPRISING A FIRING DRIVE "；

It is published in the U.S. Patent application of on September 6th, 2007 entitled " METHOD FOR STAPLING TISSUE " Announce 2007/0208359；

It is published in entitled " the DISPOSABLE LINEAR SURGICAL STAPLING on July 9th, 1985 The United States Patent (USP) 4,527,724 of INSTRUMENT "；

It is published on August 11st, 1992 entitled " FAST CLOSURE DEVICE FOR LINEAR SURGICAL The United States Patent (USP) 5,137,198 of STAPLING INSTRUMENT "；

The U.S. for being published in entitled " the FLEXIBLE SUPPORT SHAFT ASSEMBLY " on April nineteen ninety-five 11 is special Benefit 5,405,073；

It is published in entitled " the SURGICAL CUTTING AND STAPLING INSTRUMENT on January 29th, 2013 The United States Patent (USP) 8,360,297 of WITH SELF ADJUSTING ANVIL "；

It is filed in entitled " the SURGICAL INSTRUMENT COMPRISING SYSTEMS on July 30th, 2015 The beauty of FOR ASSURING THE PROPER SEQUENTIAL OPERATION OF THE SURGICAL INSTRUMENT " State's patent application serial number 14/813,242；

It is filed in entitled " the SURGICAL INSTRUMENT COMPRISING SEPARATE on July 30th, 2015 The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/813,259 of TISSUE SECURING AND TISSUE CUTTING SYSTEMS "；

It is filed in entitled " the SURGICAL INSTRUMENT COMPRISING SYSTEMS on July 30th, 2015 The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/813 of FOR PERMITTING THE OPTIONAL TRANSECTION OF TISSUE ", 266；

It is filed in entitled " the SURGICAL INSTRUMENT COMPRISING A SYSTEM on July 30th, 2015 The U.S. Patent application sequence of FOR BYPASSING AN OPERATIONAL STEP OF THE SURGICAL INSTRUMENT " Row number 14/813,274；

The U.S. for being published in entitled " the ELECTROSURGICAL HEMOSTATIC DEVICE " on April nineteen ninety-five 4 is special Benefit 5,403,312；

It is published on 2 21st, 2006 entitled " SURGICAL STAPLING INSTRUMENT HAVING The United States Patent (USP) 7,000,818 of SEPARATE DISTINCT CLOSING AND FIRING SYSTEMS "；

It is published on September 9th, 2008 entitled " MOTOR-DRIVEN SURGICAL CUTTING AND The United States Patent (USP) 7,422,139 of FASTENING INSTRUMENT WITH TACTILE POSITION FEEDBACK "；

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It is published in the United States Patent (USP) of entitled " the SURGICAL STAPLING INSTRUMENTS " on July 13rd, 2010 7,753,245；

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The United States Patent (USP) Shen of entitled " SURGICAL INSTRUMENT HAVING RECORDING CAPABILITIES " It please sequence number 11/343,803；It is now United States Patent (USP) 7,845,537；

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The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number of entitled " MOTOR-DRIVEN SURGICAL CUTTING INSTRUMENT " 12/235,782, it is now United States Patent (USP) 8,210,411；

Entitled " POWERED SURGICAL CUTTING AND STAPLING APPARATUS WITH MANUALLY The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 12/249,117 of RETRACTABLE FIRING SYSTEM " is now United States Patent (USP) 8,608, 045；

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Entitled " SURGICAL STAPLING INSTRUMENTS WITH ROTATABLE STAPLE DEPLOYMENT The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 13/118,241 of ARRANGEMENTS " is now United States Patent (USP) 9,072,535；

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It is filed in entitled " the STAPLE CARTRIDGE TISSUE THICKNESS SENSOR on March 13rd, 2013 The U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 13/800,025 of SYSTEM " is now U.S. Patent Application Publication 2014/0263551；

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It is filed in entitled " the SURGICAL CUTTING AND FASTENING INSTRUMENT on January 31st, 2006 The U.S. Patent Application Publication 2007/0175955 of WITH CLOSURE TRIGGER LOCKING MECHANISM "；And

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It is also implementable that these embodiments are permitted although certain embodiments has been combined to describe various devices herein More modifications and variations.In addition, when materials for certain parts are disclosed, it is possible to use other materials.In addition, root According to multiple embodiments, single component can be replaced by multiple components, and multiple components can also be replaced by single component, with Execute given one or more functions.Above-mentioned specific embodiment and following the claims be intended to cover it is all it is such modification and Modification.

Apparatus as disclosed herein is designed to discard after a single use or it is designed to be used for multiple times. However, in either case, can after use at least once prosthetic appliance to reuse.Reparation may include with Any combination of lower step, these steps include but is not limited to provision for disengagement, the cleaning or more for carrying out the specific component of device later Change and then re-assembly device.Specifically, restoration facilities and/or surgical team's detachable apparatus, and cleaning and/ Or after the particular elements of more changing device, device can be reassembled for subsequent use.It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that Trimming device can be dismantled using various technologies, clean/replace and re-assembly.Such technology use and it is resulting Prosthetic device is within the scope of application.

Apparatus as disclosed herein can be handled before the surgery.Firstly, can get new or used instrument, and It is cleaned as needed.Then, it can carry out disinfection to instrument.In a kind of sterilization technology, the instrument is placed on closed And in the container (such as, plastics or TYVEK bag) of sealing.Then container and instrument can be placed on to the radiation that can penetrate container , such as γ radiation, X-ray and/or high energy electron.Radiation can kill the bacterium on instrument and in container.Sterilized instrument It can then be stored in sterile chamber.Sealing container instrument can be remained it is sterile, until in medical facilities by the appearance Device is opened.Any other technology known in the art also can be used to carry out disinfection device, the technology includes but is not limited to β spoke It penetrates, γ radiation, ethylene oxide, plasma peroxide and/or steam.

Although the present invention has been described as having exemplary design, can further be repaired in the spirit and scope of the disclosure Change the present invention.Therefore, this application is intended to cover use any modification of the invention of General Principle of the invention, purposes or change Type.

Any patent, announcement or other public materials incorporated in this article in full or in part by reference only simultaneously The material entered is not incorporated herein in existing definition of the present invention, statement or the conflicting range of other public materials.Cause This, and at the necessary level, disclosure specifically listed herein replaces any conflict being herein incorporated by reference Material.It is said that be herein incorporated by reference but with list herein existing definition, statement or other public materials it is conflicting Any material or part thereof will not generated only between incorporated material and existing public material under the degree that conflicts simultaneously Enter.

Claims (19)

1. a kind of for suturing the suturing assembly of tissue, comprising:

Nail bin, the nail bin include:

Annular warehouse；

Nail cavity, the nail cavity are arranged in the warehouse by ring row；And

Nail, the nail are removedly stored in the nail cavity；

Anvil block, the anvil block are configured to deform the nail；

It is closed driving device, the closure driving device is configured to make the anvil block from open position during closing stroke It sets and is moved to closed position, to compress tissue against the warehouse, wherein the closure driving device is configured to beating The anvil block is set to be moved to the open position from the closed position during starting journey；

Firing member, the firing member are configured to project the nail from the nail cavity during firing schedule, wherein The firing schedule executes after the closing stroke of the closure driving device, wherein the firing member is gone in retraction It bounces back during journey, and wherein the retract stroke executes after the firing schedule of the firing member；And

Latching member, the latching member are configured to lock the closure driving device and prevent the closure driving device The opening stroke is executed before the retract stroke of the firing member is completed.

2. suturing assembly according to claim 1, wherein described in the firing member activates during the firing schedule Latching member.

3. suturing assembly according to claim 1, wherein the firing member is deactivated described during the retract stroke Latching member.

4. suturing assembly according to claim 1 further includes cutting element, the cutting element includes cutting surfaces, institute It states cutting surfaces and is configured to the tissue that cutting is located among the anvil block and the warehouse, wherein the cutting element It is stored in during the closing stroke in the warehouse, wherein the firing member is configured in the firing schedule Period pushes the cutting element towards the anvil block, and wherein the cutting surfaces during the firing schedule from described Warehouse reveals.

5. suturing assembly according to claim 4, wherein the retraction row of the cutting surfaces in the firing member It is retracted to during journey in the warehouse.

6. suturing assembly according to claim 1 further includes cutting element, the cutting element includes cutting surfaces, institute It states cutting surfaces and is configured to the tissue that cutting is located among the anvil block and the warehouse, wherein the cutting element It is stored in during the closing stroke in the warehouse, wherein the cutting element can be during cutting stroke towards the anvil Seat is mobile, wherein the cutting surfaces reveal during the cutting stroke from the warehouse, and the wherein cutting Stroke occurs simultaneously with the firing schedule.

7. suturing assembly according to claim 6, wherein the retraction row of the cutting surfaces in the firing member It is retracted to during journey in the warehouse.

8. suturing assembly according to claim 1 further includes cutting element, the cutting element includes cutting surfaces, institute It states cutting surfaces and is configured to the tissue that cutting is located among the anvil block and the warehouse, wherein the cutting element It is stored in during the closing stroke in the warehouse, wherein the cutting element can be during cutting stroke towards the anvil Seat is mobile, wherein the cut edge surface reveals during the cutting stroke from the warehouse, and wherein described Cutting stroke occurs after the firing schedule.

9. suturing assembly according to claim 8, wherein the retraction row of the cutting surfaces in the firing member It is retracted to during journey in the warehouse.

10. suturing assembly according to claim 8, wherein the cutting surfaces retract to institute during cutting retract stroke It states in warehouse, the cutting retract stroke and the retract stroke of the firing member are to separate and different.

11. suturing assembly according to claim 1 further includes cutting element, the cutting element includes cutting surfaces, institute It states cutting surfaces and is configured to the tissue that cutting is located among the anvil block and the warehouse, wherein the cutting element It is stored in during the closing stroke in the warehouse, wherein the cutting element can be during cutting stroke towards the anvil Seat is mobile, wherein the cutting surfaces reveal during the cutting stroke from the warehouse, and the wherein cutting Stroke occurs after the retract stroke.

12. suturing assembly according to claim 11, wherein the cutting surfaces retract to during cutting retract stroke In the warehouse, the cutting retract stroke and the retract stroke of the firing member are to separate and different.

13. a kind of for suturing the suturing assembly of tissue, comprising:

Nail bin, the nail bin include:

Annular warehouse；

Nail cavity, the nail cavity are arranged in the warehouse by ring row；And

Nail, the nail are removedly stored in the nail cavity；

Anvil block, the anvil block are configured to deform the nail；

It is closed driving device, the closure driving device is configured to that the anvil block is made to be moved to closure position from open position It sets, to compress tissue against the warehouse during the closing stroke of the closure driving device, wherein closure driving dress It sets and is configured to be moved to the anvil block from the closed position during the opening stroke of the closure driving device The open position；

Cutting element, the cutting element include cut edge, and the cut edge is configured to during cutting stroke Tissue of the cutting capture between the anvil block and the warehouse, wherein the cutting stroke is held after the closing stroke Row, wherein the cutting element bounces back in the warehouse during retract stroke, and wherein the retract stroke described Stroke is cut to execute later；And

Latching member, the latching member are configured to lock the closure driving device and prevent the closure driving device The opening stroke is executed before the retract stroke of the cutting element is completed.

14. suturing assembly according to claim 13, wherein the latching member includes:

Switch arm, the switch arm can move between locked configuration and unlocked configuration, wherein when the switch arm is in institute When stating locked configuration, the switch arm is engaged with the closure driving device；And

Spring, the spring are configured to for the switch arm being biased in the locked configuration, wherein when the cutting When component is in retraction position, the cutting element is engaged with the switch arm, wherein returning when the cutting element is in described It condenses when setting, the switch arm is maintained in the unlocked configuration by the cutting element, and wherein when cutting surfaces are from institute When stating warehouse and revealing, the cutting element is disengaged with the switch arm and the spring biases the switch arm Into the locked configuration.

15. suturing assembly according to claim 14, wherein the cutting element connects again during the retract stroke The switch arm is closed to return to the switch arm in the unlocked configuration, and drives the switch arm and the closure Device is disengaged.

16. suturing assembly according to claim 13, wherein the latching member includes:

Switch arm, the switch arm can move between locked configuration and unlocked configuration, wherein when the switch arm is in institute When stating locked configuration, the switch arm is engaged with the closure driving device；And

Spring, the spring are configured to for the switch arm being biased in the locked configuration, wherein when the cutting When component is in retraction position, the cutting element is engaged with the switch arm, wherein returning when the cutting element is in described It condenses when setting, the switch arm is maintained in the unlocked configuration by the cutting element, and wherein in the cutting stroke Period, the cutting element is disengaged with the switch arm and the switch arm is biased to the locking structure by the spring In type.

17. suturing assembly according to claim 16, wherein the cutting element connects again during the retract stroke The switch arm is closed to return to the switch arm in the unlocked configuration, and drives the switch arm and the closure Device is disengaged.

18. a kind of for suturing the suturing assembly of tissue, comprising:

Nail bin, the nail bin include:

Annular warehouse；

Nail cavity, the nail cavity are arranged in the warehouse by ring row；And

Nail, the nail are removedly stored in the nail cavity；

Anvil block, the anvil block are configured to deform the nail；

It is closed driving device, the closure driving device is configured to that the anvil block is made to be moved to closure position from open position It sets, to compress tissue against the warehouse during the closing stroke of the closure driving device, wherein closure driving dress It sets and is configured to be moved to the anvil block from the closed position during the opening stroke of the closure driving device The open position；

Cutting element, the cutting element include the intracorporal cut edge in the storehouse is stored in during the closing stroke, and And wherein the cut edge is configured to reveal during cutting stroke from the warehouse；And

For preventing the closure driving device from executing the opening row when the cut edge is not stored in the warehouse The device of journey.

19. a kind of for suturing the suturing assembly of tissue, comprising:

Nail bin, the nail bin include:

Annular warehouse；

Nail cavity, the nail cavity are arranged in the warehouse by ring row；And

Nail, the nail are removedly stored in the nail cavity；

Anvil block, the anvil block are configured to deform the nail；

It is closed driving device, the closure driving device is configured to that the anvil block is made to be moved to closure position from open position It sets, to compress tissue against the warehouse during the closing stroke of the closure driving device, wherein closure driving dress It sets and is configured to be moved to the anvil block from the closed position during the opening stroke of the closure driving device The open position；

Cutting element, the cutting element include the intracorporal cut edge in the storehouse is stored in during the closing stroke, and And wherein the cut edge is configured to protrude during cutting stroke from the warehouse；And

For preventing the closure driving device from executing the opening stroke when the cut edge is prominent from the warehouse Device.