CPC A61B 17/0686 (2013.01) [A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00296 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01)] | 12 Claims |
1. An endoscopic tissue fastening device, comprising:
a shaft that terminates in a distal end face of the shaft;
a tissue fastening assembly, having a fastening head with a first arm and a second arm rotatably coupled to the first arm, wherein each of the first arm and the second arm includes a respective proximal end and a respective distal end, and wherein the first arm includes a staple cartridge; and
a stabilizing means movably coupled to the staple cartridge of the tissue fastening assembly;
wherein, in a first, flexible configuration of the tissue fastening assembly, the stabilizing means permits bending of the staple cartridge at a joint of the staple cartridge between the proximal end and the distal end of the first arm, and wherein, in a second, stabilized configuration of the tissue fastening assembly, the stabilizing means spans the joint of the staple cartridge so as to prevent bending of the staple cartridge at the joint.
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