Interference No. 103,950
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND JUDGMENT
1. The above-referenced interference was declared on
July 18, 1997 (Paper No. 1, page 1) with two Counts.
2. Count 1 reads as follows:
A surgical device for stapling and fastening body tissue,
comprising:
an operation section operated outside a body cavity;
an insertion section extending from said operation
section for insertion into a body cavity;
electrosurgical energy applying means provided within
said insertion section, for applying electrosurgical energy to
body tissues within a body cavity;
a cartridge provided within the insertion section, said
cartridge containing a plurality of staples, the staples each
having at least two legs which are to be inserted into the
body tissues;
staple-applying means provided within the insertion
section, and coupled to said cartridge for applying at least
one staple from said cartridge to target tissue through said
insertion section;
staple-deforming means provided within the insertion
section for deforming the at least one staple applied to the
target tissues by said staple-applying means, thereby stapling
the target tissues together; and
current-supplying means, extending through said insertion
section from said operation section to said electrosurgical
energy applying means to prevent bleeding of treated target
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