WO2006081235A2 - Septal stapler apparatus - Google Patents

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WO2006081235A2
WO2006081235A2 PCT/US2006/002464 US2006002464W WO2006081235A2 WO 2006081235 A2 WO2006081235 A2 WO 2006081235A2 US 2006002464 W US2006002464 W US 2006002464W WO 2006081235 A2 WO2006081235 A2 WO 2006081235A2
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Michael C. Larson
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Entrigue Surgical, Inc.
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  • ASSIGNEE XORBENT TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. (a Louisiana, US, limited liability company), of 4640 S. Carrollton Avenue, Suite 2D, New La, LA 70119, US
  • the present invention relates to septal surgery. More particularly, the present invention relates to an improved septal stapler apparatus that places surgical staples in a patient's septal tissue responsive to a trigger pull that moves two elongated spaced apart appendages together, one pushing a staple toward the other and through the selected tissue.
  • the present invention provides an improved septal stapling apparatus that provides an instrument body having proximal and distal end portions.
  • a handle at the proximal end portion enables a user to hold and manipulate the instrument body.
  • a pair of spaced apart arms extend distally from the handle.
  • the arms include a staple arm and a tensioning arm. There is a gap between the arms that enables placement of the arms on opposing sides of the tissue to be stapled.
  • the body provides a trigger that moves between resting and firing positions.
  • the trigger moves an actuator link between first and second positions.
  • the actuator link includes a staple moving member that is attached to the staple arm.
  • the staple arm has a staple bank that includes multiple staples.
  • the trigger, actuator link, staple bank, and staple moving member are configured to move a staple to a stapling position when the trigger is pulled.
  • the staple arm and tensioning arm move together when the trigger is pulled in order to place the staple in the selected tissue.
  • the present invention includes a septal stapling apparatus, having an instrument body with proximal and distal end portions.
  • a handle at the distal end portion enables a user to hold and manipulate the instrument body.
  • a pair of spaced apart arms extends from the handle.
  • the arms include a staple arm and a tensioning arm.
  • the body has a trigger that moves between resting and firing positions.
  • An actuator link moves between first and second positions, the actuator link being moved by the trigger.
  • the actuator link includes a staple moving member that is attached to the staple arm.
  • the staple arm carries a staple bank that includes multiple staples.
  • the trigger, actuator link, staple bank and staple moving member are configured to move a staple to stapling position when the trigger is pulled.
  • the staple arm and tensioning arm move together when the trigger is pulled.
  • the tensioning arm has a receptacle that receives at least a part of a staple during stapling.
  • the tensioning arm pivots relative to the body during stapling.
  • the staple arm is preferably fixed relative to the body.
  • the actuator preferably slides relative to the body.
  • the actuator and staple moving member can be pivotally attached.
  • the staple arm can house the staple magazine with a bank of staples therein.
  • the actuator slides relative to the body and simultaneously causes the staple moving member to pivot, engaging and dispensing a staple from the staple magazine.
  • the staple arm and tensioning arm each have head portions that come together to dispense a staple when the trigger is pulled.
  • the handle fits comfortably in an operator's palm, and can permit equal access to the trigger from either side, i.e. either right hand or left hand operation. Emanating from the handle are the staple arm and the tensioning arm. These are of suitable dimensions to be inserted into a typical patient's nose, one arm into each nostril. At the end of the staple arm is the staple head which houses a bank of staples which are dispensed one-at-a-time. The end of the tensioning arm can provide a recess for accommodating the heads of the staples as they are pushed from the staple head.
  • the tensioning arm moves so that the device can pass the relatively wide columella at the base of the nose between the nostrils but still gently come together on opposite sides of the relatively thin mucosal layers inside the nose which are to be stapled.
  • a handle cover and handle base can be fastened together (as with recessed Philips-head screws) to form the handle.
  • the trigger slides within the handle, against the force of a trigger spring.
  • the motion of the trigger causes the movement of the tensioning arm which pivots at the back of the handle cover. Movement of the trigger also causes the translation of the actuator link by pivoting the trigger link about a fulcrum which protrudes from the inner surface of the handle base.
  • the motion of the actuator link is transferred to the head link, causing one of the staples in the bank of staples to be dispensed from the staple head.
  • the bank of staples are positioned by the staple advance rod which is moved by the advance rod spring being compressed between the body of the staple advance rod and the advance rod base.
  • the contoured shape of the tensioning arm mates with a projection or peg of the trigger.
  • the projection or peg pushes against the force of the tensioning arm spring to bring the tensioning arm into the proper position for stapling.
  • the final portion of the trigger's travel acts to maintain the same position of the tensioning arm.
  • the trigger link moves and pivots, e.g. on a fulcrum on the inner wall of the handle base.
  • the actuator link is retracted by the actuator spring.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention in an open position
  • Figure 2 is a front, fragmentary view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention showing a staple
  • Figure 3 is a side, fragmentary view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention showing a staple
  • Figure 4 is a partial perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention showing a staple bank
  • Figure 5 is a partial side view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention in an open position showing a staple bank
  • Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention
  • Figure 7 is a sectional view taken along lines 7-7 of Figure 1 ;
  • Figure 8 is a partial perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention
  • Figure 9 is a partial, cut-away view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention
  • Figure 10 is a partial sectional, side view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention.
  • Figure 11 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention.
  • Figure 12 is a partial, perspective cut-away view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention.
  • Figure 13 is a partial, sectional, elevation view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention.
  • Figure 14 is a partial, sectional, elevation view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention.
  • Figure 15 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention shown in stapling position
  • Figure 16 is a partial perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention shown in stapling position;
  • Figure 17 is a partial sectional view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention shown in stapling position
  • Figure 18 is a partial sectional view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention shown in stapling position
  • Figure 19 is a fragmentary perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention.
  • Figure 20 is a partial perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention
  • Figure 21 is a sectional, elevation view of an alternate embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention
  • Figure 22 is a sectional, elevation view of an alternate embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention.
  • Figure 23 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention.
  • Figure 24 is another perspective view of the third embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention.
  • Figure 25 is a partial, sectional, elevation view of a fourth embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention.
  • Figure 26 is a partial, sectional, elevation view of a fourth embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
  • FIGS. 1 and 6-20 show the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention designated generally by the numeral 10.
  • Septal stapler apparatus 10 provides a tool body 11 having a proximal end portion 12 and a distal end portion 13.
  • a trigger
  • the trigger 14 is movably mounted to the tool body 11.
  • the trigger 14 is used to activate the device when it is held by a user 48.
  • a user 48 grips the tool body 11 , depresses the trigger 14 in the direction of arrow 49 in Figure 11, which then dispenses a staple 50 from staple bank 51 to the selected septal tissue layers 59, 60.
  • Figures 2 and 3 show one embodiment of a single shaft staple 50 with one end pointed to facilitate membrane penetration.
  • Figures 4 and 5 show a bank of staples 8 which is housed in the staple head 4.
  • the bank of staples can be formed of any material. Polymeric staples, even absorbable ones, may be molded as a bank of staples by any number of processes, including injection molding, fused deposition, etc. Metal, ceramic or polymeric staples may be formed, cast, molded or machined individually and then adhesively attached together to form a bank of staples or loaded into the stapler body individually and held in a bank by friction at the surfaces.
  • a pair of arms are attached to the tool body 11. These include a moving arm 15 and a fixed arm 16.
  • the moving arm 15 has a proximal end portion 17 and a distal end portion 18.
  • the distal end portion 18 provides a receptacle 19 having a socket 20 that is receptive of an end portion (pointed section 42) of a staple 50 when the trigger 14 is depressed in the direction of arrow 49 in Figure 11 and the moving arm 15 pivots in the direction of arrow 66 in Figure 11 to meet the fixed arm 16 (see Figure 14).
  • the moving arm 15 provides a contoured section 21 having a concavity 22 (see Figure 12).
  • This concavity 22 engages a camming surface 24 on projection or peg 23 of trigger 14 in the open position before the trigger 14 is depressed.
  • the camming surface 24 of the projection 23 moves proximally
  • the trigger 14 is biased to return to a relaxed beginning position by compressive trigger spring 25.
  • This trigger spring 25 can be mounted at its end portions on respective cylinders 26, 27.
  • One of the cylinders 26 is mounted on the trigger 14.
  • the other cylinder 27 is mounted on the tool body 11 (see Figures 6, S, 9, and 13).
  • the lever 28 rotates about rulcrum 30 so that its upper end portion 33 pushes the staple actuator link 34 distally.
  • the central portion 31 of the link 28 engages the rulcrum 30.
  • Upper end portion 33 of the lever 28 provides a transverse pin 32 that is mounted in slotted portion 40 provided at the proximal end 35 of staple actuator link 34.
  • Spring 37 connects at its end portions to hooks 38, 39.
  • the hook 38 is attached to and travels with staple actuator link 34.
  • the hook 39 is attached to the tool body 11.
  • Distal end portion 36 ( Figure 6) of actuator link 34 has a rectangularly shaped head 41 that engages a staple 50 to be placed in the selected tissue.
  • the staple 50 is one of a plurality of staples that form a staple bank 51 (see Figures 2-5).
  • the rectangularly shaped head 41 can be pivotally attached to the distal end 36 of the staple actuator link 34.
  • the head 41 provides a transverse bar 43 ( Figure 6) that contacts the transverse beam 58 ( Figure 2) of staple 50 when the trigger 14 is depressed.
  • the bar 43 of rectangular head 41 initially travels in a longitudinal slot 44 ( Figure 10), then curved slot 47, then in transverse slot 46.
  • the longitudinal slot 44 and transverse slot 46 are connected with the curved transition slot section 47.
  • the staple actuator link 34 ( Figure 14) moves distally, forcing the transverse bar 43 of rectangular head 41 to engage a staple 50 of staple bank 51.
  • the transverse bar 43 engages the nearest staple 50 and pushes its pointed section 42 into the selected tissue 59, 60 ( Figure 18).
  • the staple bank 51 is advanced using a staple advance rod 53 ( Figures 6, 17).
  • Rod 53 is urged in a distal direction with rod-advance spring 54.
  • the advance rod 53 can provide an enlarged head
  • Figures 6, 14 that is sized and shaped to contact and push staple bank 51.
  • Figures 8-18 show the interplay of the trigger 14 and the trigger link 28.
  • Figure 9 corresponds to the first part of the motion of trigger 14 (which moves the moving or tensioning arm 15, as in Figure 6).
  • Figures 9 and 13 show the point in the travel when the trigger 14 first contacts the trigger link 28.
  • Figures 11, 17 and 18 show the full extent of the travel of the trigger 14, having pushed the bottom of the link 28 back, causing its upper end 33 to move forward, thus pushing the actuator link 34 forward.
  • Figure 18 depicts the staple head at the distal end 13 portion of the arm 16 and partially broken away to show the locations of the bank 51 of staples 50, the head 41 and the actuator link 34.
  • Figures 10, 14, and 18 show views of the ends of the staple arm 16 and moving arm 15 during the process of dispensing a staple 50 from the bank 51 of staples and when joining two mucosal membrane layers 59, 60 or tissue flaps together with a staple 50.
  • Figures 10 and 14 represent the pre-stapled state, after the cartilage and bone are removed during the septoplasty operation.
  • Figure 14 represents the state after the first stage of trigger 14 actuation when the arm 15 moves to bring the two membranes 59, 60 into contact.
  • Figure 18 represents the state after complete trigger 14 actuation when the lead staple 50 penetrates the two membranes 59, 60. After the trigger 14 is released, leaving the staple 50 holding the two membranes 59, 60 together, the arms 15, 16 return to the starting position of Figures 7-10.
  • the present invention encompasses other mechanisms for imparting the necessary driving force to a staple within the geometrical constraints of a typical nasal passageway, in addition to a compression linkage. A description of three of these alternate embodiments or mechanisms follows with reference to Figures 21-26. Each may be housed within a chassis similar to that envisioned for the compression linkage, namely an arm carrying a bank of staples opposite an arm with a staple receptacle.
  • the first embodiment variant 61 ( Figure 21) is based on magnetic or electro-magnetic principles, whereby the force to move staples 50 is provided by a magnetic field at magnet 62.
  • the magnet 62 can be either permanent, e.g., a rare earth magnet, or induced by an electric current, e.g., a solenoid.
  • Figures 21 and 22 show staples 50 being sequentially acted upon by an actuating member, such as plunger 65, or a bar, link, or the like, which moves in relation to arm 16 which holds the staples 50 in the ready position as with the preferred embodiment.
  • a moving arm 15 moves into proximity of the staple 50 and carries a magnetic field e.g. magnet 62.
  • Arm 15 can be made either completely or partially from magnetic material and/or contain an electromagnet coil.
  • the magnetic attraction pulls the actuating arm member 15 to arm 16, causing the staple 50 to fire into the membranes 59, 60 to be stapled.
  • the magnetic force on the actuating member is diminished through moving the arm 15 away from arm 16 and/or turning off the electromagnet 62.
  • Figures 21 and 22 show external representations of the arms 15, 16 and how the actuating member (e.g. plunger 65) may be held in, and returned to, the ready position by an actuator return spring 64 (leaf, tension, or compression).
  • Figure 21 shows a leaf spring 64 supporting the actuating member 65 in the ready position.
  • Figure 22 shows the actuating member 65 in the actuated position, i.e., at the end of a staple stroke, wherein the magnetic force of the swing arm overcomes the lesser restraining force of the leaf spring 64 to pull the plunger 65 and dispense staple 50. Once the magnetic force is diminished, the actuating member or plunger 65 returns to the position shown in Figure 21 under the action of the leaf spring 64.
  • FIG. 23 An additional variant, depicted in Figures 23 and 24, is based on the rotation of shaft 67 and cam 68 which presses on the head of the staple 50 to be fired.
  • the rotation of the cam 68 can be caused by the torsional twist of attached shaft 67.
  • Figure 23 shows the cam 68 in the un-actuated position in contact with the staple 50 to be fired from the bank 51 of staples.
  • Figure 24 shows the same staple 50 being displaced by the movement of the cam 68 due to the twist of the torsion shaft 67.
  • the twist of the shaft 67 can be induced from the linear or angular motion of a trigger 114 using gears, linkages, bearings, and/or the like.
  • Figure 24 shows a bearing surface fixed to a trigger 114 pushing a helix-shaped bearing surface 72 on the surface of a torsional cylinder 69.
  • Figures 23 and 24 show details of the bearing interaction between peg 70 on the translating trigger 114 and the rotating cylinder 69.
  • a torsional spring 71 provides the constraint to return the cam 68 and shaft 67 to the un-actuated position against the motion of the trigger 114.
  • FIG. 25 and 26 and designated by the numeral 73 is configured to fire staples utilizing the resultant force from pressurizing a cavity.
  • This can be accomplished with either a gas (e.g., air for a pneumatic device) or a liquid (e.g., water for a hydraulic device).
  • the cavity 74 can be the space adjacent the staple 50, sealed with a translating surface (e.g., a piston), an expanding bladder (e.g., a balloon or diaphragm), or combination of the two.
  • the liquid or gas system can either be closed or open. An open system would vent the pressurized medium when the staple exits, e.g., through an orifice normally sealed by a staple.
  • a closed system such as the embodiment depicted in Figures 25 and 26, would use the motion of a trigger to push water down a pressurization tube 75 and expand an elastic balloon 76 into a volume which displaces the staple to be fired from the staple bank 51.
  • Figure 25 shows the balloon 76 in the ready, contracted state.
  • Figure 26 shows the balloon 76 in the inflated, stapling state.
  • the staple 50 can be any shape that will be passed through the mucosal bilayer of the nasal septum and may include cartilage between the mucosal layer. This staple 50 will pull the mucosal layers in proximity preventing the formation of a hematoma.
  • the staple 50 will preferably be made of an absorbable material such as polyglycolic acid (PGA) or polylactic acid (PLA) or may be made as a combination of copolymers.
  • PGA polyglycolic acid
  • PLA polylactic acid
  • the stapler and staples may be produced and packaged in a sterile environment or sterilized before use. A range of options is available and the choice will depend in part on the particular component materials employed.
  • Irradiation as with gamma rays or electron beams, can be used assuming all components are compatible, particularly component rubbers and plastics. Exposure to sterilizing gasses, such as ethylene oxide, may be used, as long as component plastics do not retain amounts which exceed accepted levels. Likewise, liquids may also be used, such as those containing glutaraldehyde, in accordance with accepted standards.
  • the present invention can also include a nasal spray which facilitates the absorption of the staple polymer.
  • the spray is preferably made of ingredients that will maintain moisture in the nasal cavity such as saline, but will also be formulated to increase degradation of the staple 50 which may include either a base or acid, an enzyme such as pepsin, or the formulation may be hypertonic to pull moisture into the nasal cavity.
  • the nasal spray is preferably used around 6-8 times per day for 4-6 weeks (or until the staples 50 are completely absorbed).
  • 11 tool body unfilled or filled plastic such as ABS, PVC, polypropylene, polyester or polycarbonate, or metal such as aluminum, stainless steel, or titanium - e.g. 7-15 cm long, 2-6 cm high, and 2-5 cm wide
  • plastic such as ABS, PVC, polypropylene, polyester or polycarbonate, or metal such as aluminum, stainless steel, or titanium - e.g. 7-15 cm long, 2-6 cm high, and 2-5 cm wide
  • distal end portion 14 trigger (unfilled or filled plastic such as ABS,
  • PVC polypropylene
  • polyester or polycarbonate or metal such as aluminum, stainless steel, or titanium - e.g. 1-5 cm long, 1-4 cm high, and 1-4 cm wide
  • moving or tensioning arm unfilled or filled plastic such as ABS, PVC, polypropylene, polyester or polycarbonate, or metal such as aluminum, stainless steel, or titanium - e.g. 5-16 cm long, 2-8 mm high, and 1-5 mm wide
  • plastic such as ABS, PVC, polypropylene, polyester or polycarbonate, or metal such as aluminum, stainless steel, or titanium - e.g. 5-16 cm long, 2-8 mm high, and 1-5 mm wide
  • 16 fixed arm unfilled or filled plastic such as ABS, PVC, polypropylene, polyester or polycarbonate, or metal such as aluminum, stainless steel, or titanium - e.g. 5-16 cm long, 2-8 mm high, and 1-5 mm wide
  • plastic such as ABS, PVC, polypropylene, polyester or polycarbonate, or metal such as aluminum, stainless steel, or titanium - e.g. 5-16 cm long, 2-8 mm high, and 1-5 mm wide
  • trigger spring such as model no. C0240-020-2000-S produced by Associated Spring Raymond, a subsidiary of
  • spring such as model no. E0063-007-0250-S produced by Associated Spring Raymond, a subsidiary of Barnes Group, Inc. of 1705 Indian Wood Circle, Maumee, OH 43537, US
  • rectangular head unfilled or filled plastic such as ABS, PVC, polypropylene, polyester or polycarbonate, or metal such as aluminum, stainless steel, or titanium - e.g. 3-8 mm long, 3-8 mm wide, and 0.5-1.5 mm thick
  • pivotal connection unfilled or filled plastic such as ABS, PVC, polypropylene, polyester or polycarbonate, or metal such as aluminum, stainless steel, or titanium - e.g. 3-8 mm long, 3-8 mm wide, and 0.5-1.5 mm thick
  • 50 staple bio-absorbable polymers or copolymers such as polyglycolic acid (PGA), polylactic acid (PLA), polydioxanone, polycaprolactone, polyhydroxybutyrate, polyester, or other polymer such as PVC, polypropylene, or polycarbonate, or metal such as aluminum, stainless steel, or titanium - e.g. 2-6 mm long and 0.5-2.5 mm thick
  • 51 staple bank bio-absorbable polymers or copolymers such as polyglycolic acid (PGA), polylactic acid (PLA), polydioxanone, polycaprolactone, polyhydroxybutyrate, polyester, or other polymer such as PVC, polypropylene, or polycarbonate, or metal such as aluminum, stainless steel, or titanium - e.g. 2-6 mm long and 0.5-2.5 mm thick
  • 51 staple bank bio-absorbable polymers or copolymers such as polyglycolic acid (PGA), polylactic acid (PLA), polydiox
  • staple advance rod unfilled or filled plastic such as ABS, PVC, polypropylene, polyester or polycarbonate, or metal such as aluminum, stainless steel, or titanium - e.g. 4-10 cm long, 0.5-5 mm high, and 0.5-5 mm wide
  • 64 leaf spring unfilled or filled plastic such as ABS, PVC, polypropylene, polyester or polycarbonate, or metal such as aluminum, stainless steel, or titanium - e.g. 1-10 mm long, 0.1-2 mm high, and 0.1-2 mm wide
  • plunger (a magnetic material containing such substances as iron, nickel, cobalt, wairauite, magnetite, oxides, or sulfides in whole or in part)
  • cam 67 shaft unfilled or filled plastic such as ABS
  • balloon an elastic material such as rubber, latex or silicone

Abstract

A septal stapling apparatus includes an instrument body having proximal and distal end portions. A handle at the distal end portion enables a user to hold and manipulate the instrument body. A pair of spaced apart arms are extending from the handle and include a staple arm and a tensioning arm. The body provides a trigger that moves between resting and firing positions. An actuator link moves between first and second positions, the actuator link being moved by the trigger, wherein the actuator link includes a staple moving member that is attached to the staple arm. The staple arm has a staple bank that includes multiple staples. The trigger, actuator link, staple bank, and staple moving member are configured to move a staple to a stapling position when the trigger is pulled. The staple arm and tensioning arm move together when the trigger is pulled.

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TITLE OF THE INVENTION "Septal Stapler Apparatus"
INVENTOR: LARSON, PH.D., Michael, C, a US citizen, of 3500 Inwood
Ave., New Orleans, LA 70131, US
ASSIGNEE: XORBENT TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. (a Louisiana, US, limited liability company), of 4640 S. Carrollton Avenue, Suite 2D, New Orleans, LA 70119, US
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
US Provisional Patent Application No. 60/646,734, filed 25 January 2005, and US Provisional Patent Application No. 60/733,714, filed 4 November 2005, are incorporated herein by reference. Priority of those applications is hereby claimed. STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
Not applicable REFERENCE TO A "MICROFICHE APPENDIX"
Not applicable BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to septal surgery. More particularly, the present invention relates to an improved septal stapler apparatus that places surgical staples in a patient's septal tissue responsive to a trigger pull that moves two elongated spaced apart appendages together, one pushing a staple toward the other and through the selected tissue.
2. General Background of the Invention
The following US Patents, which contain background information, are incorporated herein by reference: TABLE I
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BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides an improved septal stapling apparatus that provides an instrument body having proximal and distal end portions. A handle at the proximal end portion enables a user to hold and manipulate the instrument body. A pair of spaced apart arms extend distally from the handle. The arms include a staple arm and a tensioning arm. There is a gap between the arms that enables placement of the arms on opposing sides of the tissue to be stapled.
The body provides a trigger that moves between resting and firing positions. The trigger moves an actuator link between first and second positions. The actuator link includes a staple moving member that is attached to the staple arm. The staple arm has a staple bank that includes multiple staples. The trigger, actuator link, staple bank, and staple moving member are configured to move a staple to a stapling position when the trigger is pulled. The staple arm and tensioning arm move together when the trigger is pulled in order to place the staple in the selected tissue.
The present invention includes a septal stapling apparatus, having an instrument body with proximal and distal end portions. A handle at the distal end portion enables a user to hold and manipulate the instrument body.
A pair of spaced apart arms extends from the handle. The arms include a staple arm and a tensioning arm. The body has a trigger that moves between resting and firing positions. An actuator link moves between first and second positions, the actuator link being moved by the trigger. The actuator link includes a staple moving member that is attached to the staple arm. The staple arm carries a staple bank that includes multiple staples. The trigger, actuator link, staple bank and staple moving member are configured to move a staple to stapling position when the trigger is pulled. The staple arm and tensioning arm move together when the trigger is pulled. Preferably, the tensioning arm has a receptacle that receives at least a part of a staple during stapling. Preferably, the tensioning arm pivots relative to the body during stapling.
The staple arm is preferably fixed relative to the body. The actuator preferably slides relative to the body. The actuator and staple moving member can be pivotally attached. The staple arm can house the staple magazine with a bank of staples therein. The actuator slides relative to the body and simultaneously causes the staple moving member to pivot, engaging and dispensing a staple from the staple magazine. Preferably, the staple arm and tensioning arm each have head portions that come together to dispense a staple when the trigger is pulled.
The handle fits comfortably in an operator's palm, and can permit equal access to the trigger from either side, i.e. either right hand or left hand operation. Emanating from the handle are the staple arm and the tensioning arm. These are of suitable dimensions to be inserted into a typical patient's nose, one arm into each nostril. At the end of the staple arm is the staple head which houses a bank of staples which are dispensed one-at-a-time. The end of the tensioning arm can provide a recess for accommodating the heads of the staples as they are pushed from the staple head.
The tensioning arm moves so that the device can pass the relatively wide columella at the base of the nose between the nostrils but still gently come together on opposite sides of the relatively thin mucosal layers inside the nose which are to be stapled.
A handle cover and handle base can be fastened together (as with recessed Philips-head screws) to form the handle. The trigger slides within the handle, against the force of a trigger spring. The motion of the trigger causes the movement of the tensioning arm which pivots at the back of the handle cover. Movement of the trigger also causes the translation of the actuator link by pivoting the trigger link about a fulcrum which protrudes from the inner surface of the handle base. The motion of the actuator link is transferred to the head link, causing one of the staples in the bank of staples to be dispensed from the staple head. The bank of staples are positioned by the staple advance rod which is moved by the advance rod spring being compressed between the body of the staple advance rod and the advance rod base. The contoured shape of the tensioning arm mates with a projection or peg of the trigger. During the first part of the trigger's travel, the projection or peg pushes against the force of the tensioning arm spring to bring the tensioning arm into the proper position for stapling. The final portion of the trigger's travel acts to maintain the same position of the tensioning arm. The trigger link moves and pivots, e.g. on a fulcrum on the inner wall of the handle base. When the bottom of the link is pressed by the trigger, the top moves the actuator link. The actuator link is retracted by the actuator spring. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS
For a further understanding of the nature, objects, and advantages of the present invention, reference should be had to the following detailed description, read in conjunction with the following drawings, wherein like reference numerals denote like elements and wherein:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention in an open position; Figure 2 is a front, fragmentary view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention showing a staple;
Figure 3 is a side, fragmentary view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention showing a staple;
Figure 4 is a partial perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention showing a staple bank;
Figure 5 is a partial side view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention in an open position showing a staple bank;
Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention; Figure 7 is a sectional view taken along lines 7-7 of Figure 1 ;
Figure 8 is a partial perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention; Figure 9 is a partial, cut-away view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention;
Figure 10 is a partial sectional, side view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention; Figure 11 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention;
Figure 12 is a partial, perspective cut-away view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention;
Figure 13 is a partial, sectional, elevation view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention;
Figure 14 is a partial, sectional, elevation view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention;
Figure 15 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention shown in stapling position; Figure 16 is a partial perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention shown in stapling position;
Figure 17 is a partial sectional view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention shown in stapling position;
Figure 18 is a partial sectional view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention shown in stapling position;
Figure 19 is a fragmentary perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention;
Figure 20 is a partial perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention; Figure 21 is a sectional, elevation view of an alternate embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention;
Figure 22 is a sectional, elevation view of an alternate embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention;
Figure 23 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention;
Figure 24 is another perspective view of the third embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention; Figure 25 is a partial, sectional, elevation view of a fourth embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention; and
Figure 26 is a partial, sectional, elevation view of a fourth embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Figures 1 and 6-20 show the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention designated generally by the numeral 10. Septal stapler apparatus 10 provides a tool body 11 having a proximal end portion 12 and a distal end portion 13. A trigger
14 is movably mounted to the tool body 11. The trigger 14 is used to activate the device when it is held by a user 48. A user 48 grips the tool body 11 , depresses the trigger 14 in the direction of arrow 49 in Figure 11, which then dispenses a staple 50 from staple bank 51 to the selected septal tissue layers 59, 60. Figures 2 and 3 show one embodiment of a single shaft staple 50 with one end pointed to facilitate membrane penetration. Figures 4 and 5 show a bank of staples 8 which is housed in the staple head 4. The bank of staples can be formed of any material. Polymeric staples, even absorbable ones, may be molded as a bank of staples by any number of processes, including injection molding, fused deposition, etc. Metal, ceramic or polymeric staples may be formed, cast, molded or machined individually and then adhesively attached together to form a bank of staples or loaded into the stapler body individually and held in a bank by friction at the surfaces.
A pair of arms are attached to the tool body 11. These include a moving arm 15 and a fixed arm 16. The moving arm 15 has a proximal end portion 17 and a distal end portion 18. The distal end portion 18 provides a receptacle 19 having a socket 20 that is receptive of an end portion (pointed section 42) of a staple 50 when the trigger 14 is depressed in the direction of arrow 49 in Figure 11 and the moving arm 15 pivots in the direction of arrow 66 in Figure 11 to meet the fixed arm 16 (see Figure 14).
The moving arm 15 provides a contoured section 21 having a concavity 22 (see Figure 12). This concavity 22 engages a camming surface 24 on projection or peg 23 of trigger 14 in the open position before the trigger 14 is depressed. When a user 48 depresses the trigger 14, the camming surface 24 of the projection 23 moves proximally
(see arrow 56, Figure 12), disengaging from the concavity 22 and thus rotating the moving arm 15 toward the fixed arm 16. The trigger 14 is biased to return to a relaxed beginning position by compressive trigger spring 25. This trigger spring 25 can be mounted at its end portions on respective cylinders 26, 27. One of the cylinders 26 is mounted on the trigger 14. The other cylinder 27 is mounted on the tool body 11 (see Figures 6, S, 9, and 13). When the trigger 14 is depressed, lever 28 (Figures 6, 13) is rotated to push staple actuator link 34 in a distal direction. The lever 28 has a lower end portion 29 that is engaged by rod 57 on the rear surface of the trigger 14 when the trigger is depressed. The lever 28 rotates about rulcrum 30 so that its upper end portion 33 pushes the staple actuator link 34 distally. The central portion 31 of the link 28 engages the rulcrum 30. Upper end portion 33 of the lever 28 provides a transverse pin 32 that is mounted in slotted portion 40 provided at the proximal end 35 of staple actuator link 34.
Spring 37 connects at its end portions to hooks 38, 39. The hook 38 is attached to and travels with staple actuator link 34. The hook 39 is attached to the tool body 11. When the trigger 14 is depressed, lever 28 rotates so that the transverse pin 32 pushes the staple actuator link 34 in a distal direction.
Distal end portion 36 (Figure 6) of actuator link 34 has a rectangularly shaped head 41 that engages a staple 50 to be placed in the selected tissue. The staple 50 is one of a plurality of staples that form a staple bank 51 (see Figures 2-5). The rectangularly shaped head 41 can be pivotally attached to the distal end 36 of the staple actuator link 34. The head 41 provides a transverse bar 43 (Figure 6) that contacts the transverse beam 58 (Figure 2) of staple 50 when the trigger 14 is depressed. The bar 43 of rectangular head 41 initially travels in a longitudinal slot 44 (Figure 10), then curved slot 47, then in transverse slot 46. The longitudinal slot 44 and transverse slot 46 are connected with the curved transition slot section 47. When the trigger 14 is depressed, the staple actuator link 34 (Figure 14) moves distally, forcing the transverse bar 43 of rectangular head 41 to engage a staple 50 of staple bank 51. The transverse bar 43 engages the nearest staple 50 and pushes its pointed section 42 into the selected tissue 59, 60 (Figure 18). The staple bank 51 is advanced using a staple advance rod 53 (Figures 6, 17). Rod 53 is urged in a distal direction with rod-advance spring 54. The advance rod 53 can provide an enlarged head
55 (Figures 6, 14) that is sized and shaped to contact and push staple bank 51. Figures 8-18 show the interplay of the trigger 14 and the trigger link 28. Figure 9 corresponds to the first part of the motion of trigger 14 (which moves the moving or tensioning arm 15, as in Figure 6). Figures 9 and 13 show the point in the travel when the trigger 14 first contacts the trigger link 28. Figures 11, 17 and 18 show the full extent of the travel of the trigger 14, having pushed the bottom of the link 28 back, causing its upper end 33 to move forward, thus pushing the actuator link 34 forward.
Figure 18 depicts the staple head at the distal end 13 portion of the arm 16 and partially broken away to show the locations of the bank 51 of staples 50, the head 41 and the actuator link 34. Figures 10, 14, and 18 show views of the ends of the staple arm 16 and moving arm 15 during the process of dispensing a staple 50 from the bank 51 of staples and when joining two mucosal membrane layers 59, 60 or tissue flaps together with a staple 50. Figures 10 and 14 represent the pre-stapled state, after the cartilage and bone are removed during the septoplasty operation. Figure 14 represents the state after the first stage of trigger 14 actuation when the arm 15 moves to bring the two membranes 59, 60 into contact. Figure 18 represents the state after complete trigger 14 actuation when the lead staple 50 penetrates the two membranes 59, 60. After the trigger 14 is released, leaving the staple 50 holding the two membranes 59, 60 together, the arms 15, 16 return to the starting position of Figures 7-10. The present invention encompasses other mechanisms for imparting the necessary driving force to a staple within the geometrical constraints of a typical nasal passageway, in addition to a compression linkage. A description of three of these alternate embodiments or mechanisms follows with reference to Figures 21-26. Each may be housed within a chassis similar to that envisioned for the compression linkage, namely an arm carrying a bank of staples opposite an arm with a staple receptacle.
The first embodiment variant 61 (Figure 21) is based on magnetic or electro-magnetic principles, whereby the force to move staples 50 is provided by a magnetic field at magnet 62. The magnet 62 can be either permanent, e.g., a rare earth magnet, or induced by an electric current, e.g., a solenoid. Figures 21 and 22 show staples 50 being sequentially acted upon by an actuating member, such as plunger 65, or a bar, link, or the like, which moves in relation to arm 16 which holds the staples 50 in the ready position as with the preferred embodiment. A moving arm 15 moves into proximity of the staple 50 and carries a magnetic field e.g. magnet 62. Arm 15 can be made either completely or partially from magnetic material and/or contain an electromagnet coil. The magnetic attraction pulls the actuating arm member 15 to arm 16, causing the staple 50 to fire into the membranes 59, 60 to be stapled. After firing, the magnetic force on the actuating member is diminished through moving the arm 15 away from arm 16 and/or turning off the electromagnet 62. Figures 21 and 22 show external representations of the arms 15, 16 and how the actuating member (e.g. plunger 65) may be held in, and returned to, the ready position by an actuator return spring 64 (leaf, tension, or compression). Figure 21 shows a leaf spring 64 supporting the actuating member 65 in the ready position. Figure 22 shows the actuating member 65 in the actuated position, i.e., at the end of a staple stroke, wherein the magnetic force of the swing arm overcomes the lesser restraining force of the leaf spring 64 to pull the plunger 65 and dispense staple 50. Once the magnetic force is diminished, the actuating member or plunger 65 returns to the position shown in Figure 21 under the action of the leaf spring 64.
An additional variant, depicted in Figures 23 and 24, is based on the rotation of shaft 67 and cam 68 which presses on the head of the staple 50 to be fired. The rotation of the cam 68 can be caused by the torsional twist of attached shaft 67. Figure 23 shows the cam 68 in the un-actuated position in contact with the staple 50 to be fired from the bank 51 of staples. Figure 24 shows the same staple 50 being displaced by the movement of the cam 68 due to the twist of the torsion shaft 67. The twist of the shaft 67 can be induced from the linear or angular motion of a trigger 114 using gears, linkages, bearings, and/or the like. Figure 24 shows a bearing surface fixed to a trigger 114 pushing a helix-shaped bearing surface 72 on the surface of a torsional cylinder 69. Figures 23 and 24 show details of the bearing interaction between peg 70 on the translating trigger 114 and the rotating cylinder 69. A torsional spring 71 provides the constraint to return the cam 68 and shaft 67 to the un-actuated position against the motion of the trigger 114.
Another variant shown in Figures 25 and 26 and designated by the numeral 73 is configured to fire staples utilizing the resultant force from pressurizing a cavity. This can be accomplished with either a gas (e.g., air for a pneumatic device) or a liquid (e.g., water for a hydraulic device). The cavity 74 can be the space adjacent the staple 50, sealed with a translating surface (e.g., a piston), an expanding bladder (e.g., a balloon or diaphragm), or combination of the two. The liquid or gas system can either be closed or open. An open system would vent the pressurized medium when the staple exits, e.g., through an orifice normally sealed by a staple. A closed system, such as the embodiment depicted in Figures 25 and 26, would use the motion of a trigger to push water down a pressurization tube 75 and expand an elastic balloon 76 into a volume which displaces the staple to be fired from the staple bank 51. Figure 25 shows the balloon 76 in the ready, contracted state. Figure 26 shows the balloon 76 in the inflated, stapling state.
It should be understood that the staple 50 can be any shape that will be passed through the mucosal bilayer of the nasal septum and may include cartilage between the mucosal layer. This staple 50 will pull the mucosal layers in proximity preventing the formation of a hematoma. The staple 50 will preferably be made of an absorbable material such as polyglycolic acid (PGA) or polylactic acid (PLA) or may be made as a combination of copolymers. The stapler and staples may be produced and packaged in a sterile environment or sterilized before use. A range of options is available and the choice will depend in part on the particular component materials employed. Irradiation, as with gamma rays or electron beams, can be used assuming all components are compatible, particularly component rubbers and plastics. Exposure to sterilizing gasses, such as ethylene oxide, may be used, as long as component plastics do not retain amounts which exceed accepted levels. Likewise, liquids may also be used, such as those containing glutaraldehyde, in accordance with accepted standards.
The present invention can also include a nasal spray which facilitates the absorption of the staple polymer. The spray is preferably made of ingredients that will maintain moisture in the nasal cavity such as saline, but will also be formulated to increase degradation of the staple 50 which may include either a base or acid, an enzyme such as pepsin, or the formulation may be hypertonic to pull moisture into the nasal cavity. The nasal spray is preferably used around 6-8 times per day for 4-6 weeks (or until the staples 50 are completely absorbed). PARTS LIST:
The following is a list of parts and materials suitable for use in the present invention: Part Number Description
10 septal stapler apparatus
11 tool body (unfilled or filled plastic such as ABS, PVC, polypropylene, polyester or polycarbonate, or metal such as aluminum, stainless steel, or titanium - e.g. 7-15 cm long, 2-6 cm high, and 2-5 cm wide)
12 proximal end portion
13 distal end portion 14 trigger (unfilled or filled plastic such as ABS,
PVC, polypropylene, polyester or polycarbonate, or metal such as aluminum, stainless steel, or titanium - e.g. 1-5 cm long, 1-4 cm high, and 1-4 cm wide)
15 moving or tensioning arm (unfilled or filled plastic such as ABS, PVC, polypropylene, polyester or polycarbonate, or metal such as aluminum, stainless steel, or titanium - e.g. 5-16 cm long, 2-8 mm high, and 1-5 mm wide)
16 fixed arm (unfilled or filled plastic such as ABS, PVC, polypropylene, polyester or polycarbonate, or metal such as aluminum, stainless steel, or titanium - e.g. 5-16 cm long, 2-8 mm high, and 1-5 mm wide)
17 proximal end portion
18 distal end portion
19 receptacle
20 socket 21 contoured section
22 concavity
23 projection
24 camming surface
25 trigger spring (such as model no. C0240-020-2000-S produced by Associated Spring Raymond, a subsidiary of
Barnes Group, Inc. of 1705 Indian Wood Circle, Maumee, OH 43537, US)
26 cylinder
27 cylinder 28 lever (unfilled or filled plastic such as ABS, PVC, polypropylene, polyester or polycarbonate, or metal such as aluminum, stainless steel, or titanium - e.g. 1-2 cm long, 1-4 mm high, and 1-4 mm wide)
29 lower end portion 30 fulcrum
31 central portion
32 transverse pin
33 upper end portion
34 staple actuator link (unfilled or filled plastic such as ABS, PVC, polypropylene, polyester or polycarbonate, or metal such as aluminum, stainless steel, or titanium - e.g. 5-16 cm long, 2-8 mm high, and 1-5 mm wide)
35 proximal end
36 distal end 37 spring (such as model no. E0063-007-0250-S produced by Associated Spring Raymond, a subsidiary of Barnes Group, Inc. of 1705 Indian Wood Circle, Maumee, OH 43537, US)
38 hook
39 hook 40 slotted portion
41 rectangular head (unfilled or filled plastic such as ABS, PVC, polypropylene, polyester or polycarbonate, or metal such as aluminum, stainless steel, or titanium - e.g. 3-8 mm long, 3-8 mm wide, and 0.5-1.5 mm thick) 42 pivotal connection
43 transverse bar
44 longitudinal slot
46 transverse slot
47 curved slot section 48 user
49 arrow
50 staple (bio-absorbable polymers or copolymers such as polyglycolic acid (PGA), polylactic acid (PLA), polydioxanone, polycaprolactone, polyhydroxybutyrate, polyester, or other polymer such as PVC, polypropylene, or polycarbonate, or metal such as aluminum, stainless steel, or titanium - e.g. 2-6 mm long and 0.5-2.5 mm thick) 51 staple bank
52 pointed section
53 staple advance rod (unfilled or filled plastic such as ABS, PVC, polypropylene, polyester or polycarbonate, or metal such as aluminum, stainless steel, or titanium - e.g. 4-10 cm long, 0.5-5 mm high, and 0.5-5 mm wide)
54 advance rod spring (such as model no. C0057-006-0310-S produced by Associated Spring Raymond, a subsidiary of Barnes Group, Inc. of 1705 Indian Wood Circle, Maumee, OH 43537, US)
55 enlarged head 56 arrow
57 rod
58 transverse beam
59 mucosal membrane layer
60 mucosal membrane layer 61 septal stapler apparatus
62 magnet
64 leaf spring (unfilled or filled plastic such as ABS, PVC, polypropylene, polyester or polycarbonate, or metal such as aluminum, stainless steel, or titanium - e.g. 1-10 mm long, 0.1-2 mm high, and 0.1-2 mm wide)
65 plunger (a magnetic material containing such substances as iron, nickel, cobalt, wairauite, magnetite, oxides, or sulfides in whole or in part)
66 variant with cam 67 shaft (unfilled or filled plastic such as ABS,
PVC, polypropylene, polyester or polycarbonate, or metal such as aluminum, stainless steel, or titanium - e.g. 5-16 cm long, 2-4 mm diameter,) 68 cam (unfilled or filled plastic such as ABS, PVC, polypropylene, polyester or polycarbonate, or metal such as aluminum, stainless steel, or titanium - e.g. 3-8 mm long, 0.5-2 mm thick, and 0.5-2 mm wide)
69 cylinder (unfilled or filled plastic such as ABS, PVC, polypropylene, polyester or polycarbonate, or metal such as aluminum, stainless steel, or titanium - e.g. 1-3 cm long, 1-2 cm diameter)
70 peg
71 torsional spring
72 bearing surface
73 variant with pressure
74 cavity
75 pressurization tube
76 balloon (an elastic material such as rubber, latex or silicone)
77 cavity
114 triεeer (unfilled or filled elastic such as AB
PVC, polypropylene, polyester or polycarbonate, or metal such as aluminum, stainless steel, or titanium - e.g. 1-5 cm long, 1-4 cm high, and 1-4 cm wide) All measurements disclosed herein are at standard temperature and pressure, at sea level on Earth, unless indicated otherwise. All materials used or intended to be used in a human being are biocompatible, unless indicated otherwise.
The foregoing embodiments are presented by way of example only; the scope of the present invention is to be limited only by the following claims.

Claims

1. A septal stapling apparatus, comprising: a) an instrument body having proximal and distal end portions; b) a handle at the distal end portion that enables a user to hold and manipulate the instrument body; c) a pair of spaced apart arms extending from the handle including a staple arm and a tensioning arm; d) the body having a trigger that moves between resting and tiring positions; e) an actuator link that moves between first and second positions, the actuator being moved by the trigger, wherein the actuator link includes a staple moving member that is attached to the staple arm; f) the staple arm having a staple bank that includes multiple staples; g) wherein the trigger, actuator link, staple bank and staple moving member are configured to move a staple to stapling position when the trigger is pulled; and h) wherein the staple arm and tensioning arm move toward one another when the trigger is pulled.
2. The septal stapling apparatus of claim 1 wherein the tensioning arm has a receptacle that receives at least a part of a staple during a stapling operation.
3. The septal stapling apparatus of claim 1 wherein the tensioning arm pivots relative to the body.
4. The septal stapling apparatus of claim 1 wherein the staple arm is fixed relative to the body.
5. The septal stapling apparatus of claim 1 wherein the actuator slides relative to the body.
6. The septal stapling apparatus of claim 1 wherein the actuator and staple moving member are pivotally attached.
7. The septal stapling apparatus of claim 1 wherein the staple arm houses the staple magazine.
8. The septal stapling apparatus of claim 5 wherein the actuator slides and simultaneously pivots the staple moving member to pivot, engaging and dispensing a staple from the staple magazine.
9. The septal stapling apparatus of claim 1 wherein the staple arm and tensioning arm each have head portions that dispense a staple when the trigger is pulled.
10. A septal stapling apparatus, comprising: a) an instrument body having proximal and distal end portions; b) a handle on the instrument body that enables a user to hold and manipulate the instrument body; c) a pair of spaced apart arms extending from the handle including a staple arm and a tensioning arm, each arm having a distal end portion with a stapling portion thereon; d) the body having a trigger that moves between resting and firing positions; e) an actuator link that moves between resting and firing positions, the actuator link being moved by the trigger, wherein the actuator link includes a staple moving member that is attached to the staple arm at the distal end portion thereof, said staple moving member comprising part of the stapling portion of the staple arm; f) the staple arm having a staple bank that includes multiple staples; g) wherein the trigger, actuator link, staple bank and staple moving member are configured to move a staple to a stapling position when the trigger is pulled; and h) wherein the staple arm and tensioning arm move toward one another when the trigger is pulled so that the staple meets the stapling portion of the tensioning arm.
11. The septal stapling apparatus of claim 10 wherein the tensioning arm has a receptacle that receives at least a part of a staple during a stapling operation.
12. The septal stapling apparatus of claim 10 wherein the tensioning arm pivots relative to the body.
13. The septal stapling apparatus of claim 10 wherein the staple arm is fixed relative to the body.
14. The septal stapling apparatus of claim 10 wherein the actuator slides relative to the body.
15. The septal stapling apparatus of claim 10 wherein the actuator and staple moving member are pivotally attached.
16. The septal stapling apparatus of claim 10 wherein the staple arm houses the staple magazine.
17. The septal stapling apparatus of claim 15 wherein the actuator slides and simultaneously pivots the staple moving member to pivot, engaging and dispensing a staple from the staple magazine.
18. The septal stapling apparatus of claim 10 wherein the staple arm and tensioning arm each have head portions that dispense a staple when the trigger is pulled.
19. The septal stapling apparatus of claim 10 wherein the staple moving member is pivotally attached to the actuator link and the staple arm has a guide that controls movement of at least a part of the staple moving member.
20. The septal stapling apparatus of claim 19 wherein the guide is a curved track on the staple arm.
21. The septal stapling apparatus of claim 10 wherein magnet force moves a staple to a stapling position when the trigger is pulled.
22. The septal stapling apparatus of claim 10 wherein electromagnet force moves a staple to a stapling position when the trigger is pulled.
23. The septal stapling apparatus of claim 10 wherein a cam moves a staple to a stapling position when the trigger is pulled.
24. The septal stapling apparatus of claim 10 wherein hydraulic force moves a staple to a stapling position when the trigger is pulled.
25. The septal stapling apparatus of claim 10 wherein pneumatic force moves a staple to a stapling position when the trigger is pulled.
26. The septal stapling apparatus of claim 10 wherein a piston moves a staple to a stapling position when the trigger is pulled.
27. The invention(s) substantially as shown and/or described herein.
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