US 11,911,036 B2
Staple instrument
Wesley Reed, Libertyville, IL (US); Samuel Nader, Arlington Heights, IL (US); and Dinesh Koka, Winter Park, FL (US)
Assigned to Medline Industries, LP, Northfield, IL (US)
Filed by Medline Industries, LP, Northfield, IL (US)
Filed on May 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/322,580.
Prior Publication US 2022/0361877 A1, Nov. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 17/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/10 (2013.01) [A61B 17/0642 (2013.01); A61B 17/0644 (2013.01); A61B 17/0682 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00367 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0645 (2013.01); A61F 2/0811 (2013.01); A61F 2/4603 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30841 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A staple instrument comprising:
a staple holder;
a rotational drive shaft;
an articulated linkage operatively coupled to the staple holder to expand the staple holder; and
a converter coupling intermediate the rotational drive shaft and the articulate linkage to convert rotational motion of the rotational drive shaft to linear motion for the articulated linkage;
wherein the staple holder includes at least a first jaw and a second jaw, and the articulated linkage includes at least a first link and a second link, and the first jaw being attached to the first link and the second jaw being attached to the second link;
wherein the first jaw is offset from the first link and the second jaw is offset from the second link;
wherein a first angle between the first jaw and the first link defines a first offset and a second angle between the first jaw and the second jaw defines a second offset; and
wherein the first angle and the second angle are equal.