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Joined: 6/28/10
Matt Higby has a new post on the PlanetSide 2 forum about the ongoing discussion about the membership model that will be offered to players. He begins the post with a long train of thought about what Pay to Win means and how he feels that the PlanetSide 2 membership model should not be considered as such.
Read the full post on the PlanetSide 2 forum.
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Novice Member
Joined: 7/20/04
And yet those things are all restricted in their other "Free to Play" titles. So why would we believe this to happen here? I am not a Sony hater but I have tried Free Realms, EQ 1 & 2 and, Vanguard and there are restrictions of the type spoken of in each of those models. I find it hard to believe there isn't a catch somewhere. I am also not one of those fools who believes I should be able to play a game for free. Developers have to eat too. I'm just saying it's hard to believe there are no restrictions for free account folks.
Novice Member
Joined: 9/21/10
If it's like guild wars 2 that they sell only cosmetic ,character slots boosts etc wil be good, anything else will be fail
Spotlight Poster
Joined: 3/31/09
I'm going to post this for those that aren't clicking on the link to learn what exactly their model is..
Okay, so "access to stuff" is out as paid benefit. So too is "more powerful stuff". So what do we do to keep the team employed in these jobs we love creating games that hopefully you guys love too? There are two things that we are considering selling in the game: Cosmetics and Convenience. That's it. Seriously.
Taking the time to read it... this looks to be the best F2P implementation I've encountered. Or should I say the only one that feels fair. It is certainly not EQ2x or Vanguard's F2P model.
Having a 100% increase to your resource pool, bringing your total up to 1500, is what I consider P2W. That is something that cannot be earned as a free player, it is an advantage that can only be purchased with money, which is the very definition of P2W.
Premium players won't be able to field vehicles faster, but they will be able to field them longer, which is very important. As a battle drags on the free players are going to run out of resources, making it impossible for them to field vehicles. Premium players on the other hand will still have plenty of resources left, allowing them to keep spawning vehicles. That is a clear advantage no matter how you look at it.
I can see many outfits requiring premium memberships, as without premium your going to be less effective in the long run. This will lock many free players out of an important part of the game.
I find it funny that Higby basically admits that it is a clear advantage, but feels that players will balance things out. Well, that might happen, but, I don't think it's ever a very good idea to rely on players to balance things out in a competative game.
Advanced Member
Joined: 3/24/09
I would consider what he described, as far as I understand it, as a form of "Pay 2 Win" but at least a generaly tolerable one....
I can live with the idea that a "member" who pays X fixed amount has mechanical advantages (and there is no other way to describe faster resource, exp and certification rates in my mind) over a player that is playing nothing...
What I wouldn't consider tolerable is someone that spent 50X having a mechanical advantage over the "member" who spent X. For example if you could buy a grenade for $1 whenever you wanted.....the guy who had access to 50 grenades an hour has a clear advantage over the guy who has access to 5, and the guy who has access to 100 has an advantage over him. That kind of stuff just breaks a game, IMO. It sounds like at least they are avoiding that here.
Elite Member
Joined: 9/26/04
Of course, the current "Membership Benefits" are a first draft. They will be changed and adjusted before launch.
In fact, they've already been adjusted. The original list of features has already been expanded based on player feedback.
And the idea of ONLY giving "passive certification point gain" to Members was dropped. ALL players will now get it, but Members will get 50% more than others. That might even be reduced to a lower % rate, given the ongoing player feedback.
It's really encouraging to see how many changes are made due to player feedback. I don't believe I've ever seen such an interactive development process in any other MMO beta. It's a TRUE beta, not a pre-launch demo...
Hard Core Member
Joined: 5/31/05
Yeah, 4 is pay to win. Its a tangible advantage on the playfield that cannot be gained through any other means than paying.
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Joined: 3/31/09
Originally posted by Stizzled
You call it P2W but have you even been playing the game? 750 resources is more than enough to keep fielding vehicles for hours for a decent player. If you are terribly unskilled and constantly loosing vehicles and draining your resources the maybe you will get to keep pulling out tanks a bit longer as a member but it doesn't make you win. Skill > what you pay for hence not P2W.
Originally posted by GrumpyMel2
Overall it doesn't sound like a bad system. My only problem with it is the 100% increase to the resource pools. Which, I will admit that it's not a huge issue. I've been in battles that have raged for 4-5 hours and never ran out of resources, it's just the principle of the thing. Having said that though, it may become more of an issue as the game ages and more and more people cert into decreased wait times on vehicles.
Novice Member
Joined: 6/10/11
As a beta player I really don't see the higher resource cap as a big advantage. A minor convenience that you can buy more stuff at once, sure, but the cap is reached pretty quickly anyways. I haven't really had any issue with having enough resources (other than Auraxium) to get anything I needed.
Buy to play for the win :) I know these games have to make up there money from various percs but this doesn't sound like pay to win to me . Just more fastracking various parts of the game . I'm intending on buying the War Z and now this .
I'm tired of subscription based games that go free to play and I'm sure buy to plays a more viable buisness model for most mmos .
Novice Member
Joined: 6/23/05
Originally posted by Zefire
I am not sure if you know this, but Guild Wars 2's system allows a person with enough money to exchange Gems for enough gold to level a character to 80 and fully gear them in exalted gear. This process would only take a few hours at most and of course that person would end up spending several hundreds of dollars (US).
Advanced Member
Joined: 10/23/08
Originally posted by Lowfer69
also they made weapons available permanently with SC only on Bullet Run and u can only rent them for a few days with ingame money ... i for one hate the rent option with ingame money and real money to get that weapon permanent ... it makes the game even boring
since the weapons bought with real currency most times, in most fps that did this, are usable since lvl 1 even if they are a high lvl weapon
i would be fine with the real currency option weapons that need no lvl to use and with the rent for a few days with ingame money if they had the option to be bought with ingame money permanently when u have the lvl and currency required
making the weapons rent only with ingame currency and permanently with SC only lowers the game quality, competitivity and removes the "achievement" to reach a lvl, get the currency needed to get the weapon u like permanently and this makes a game boring, only worth playing for a bit if u have nothing else to play or if u wait a few days for some other game afterwich the game like that is good for uninstalling and never think about it ever
i miss when the game was called Hedone
also Blacklight Retribution model is the best model ... u can buy with zen or ingame money everything except some decals, skins, but those are ok with zen only ... and they have the permanent option for ingame money 2 besides the cheap ingame currency rent for those weapons ... when they add new weapons for a timethey are zen only bought and after a month or so they add rent option with ingame money and after a few months they add permanent option with ingame money for those weapons also, but when that game lauched they already had a lot of weapons that could be bought with zen or ingame money, rented for 1,3,7 days and to rent a weapon for a day u needed to be good in one single game ... if u werent that good u still could do like 5-6 games and get the money for that weapon for a day ... but the best thing was that u would try to play your best to get as much currency and xp as u could in order to lvl up and get the weapons, items, armors, etc when u reached the needed lvl permanently ... adding a + to the game besides all the mods u can play and things u can accomplish
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Joined: 11/01/04
Sounds excellent to me. I have been playing in beta and it is definitely a fun game especially when you join an outfit. I will not mind putting money into it occasionally and getting a blast out.
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Joined: 11/01/04
Also it is important to know that resource pools does not = win. You can have a bunch of resources, use them to pull a air vehicle, and then get taken down by 1 soldier with anti-air. If you guys still do not understand how more resources does not give a player an advantage in PvP, search google for 'planetside 2 side-grades'. There are no significant upgrades in PS2. There are no levels or gear like in traditional MMORPGs.
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Novice Member
Joined: 10/13/07
Didn't seem like a P2W until I saw increased resource pool cap... oi vey. I don't think this will matter much for those that just want to shoot at players though.
Apprentice Member
Joined: 2/16/04
Originally posted by Unshra
Not as much as you'd think. Buying Gems, changing to Gold and then buying crafting mats is a super fast and efficient way to easily level.
Most people don't buy the "P2W" argument with GW2 because they think only WvW matters. Well if they think gold doensn't matter at all, they should look into how many mats you'd need to buy for that "cosmetic" Legendary gear.. because it's pretty sick.
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Joined: 1/18/06
Originally posted by Stizzled
Not sure is this is a typo or bad math, but 100% of 750(the current cap) is only 1500, not 15000.
As for the pay to win argument. This is the best F2P model I have ever seen. Yes you are going to have advantages if you spend money, that is really the entire point of the game. If there was no advantage ot spending money, no one would, and therefore, the game would die a fast death. However, I do not think anything is really pay to win in this game. If anything, its really just a pay to unlock faster, because anyone can win if they are skilled at FPS's.
Pay to win would be spending station cash and getting a lock on rocket launcher, and then making it unavialable to unlock with in game recources. But anyone can unlock the lock-on launchers with auraxium, but you can pay money to unlock it on day one. But, as a beta tester for a few months, (back when everyone had access to lock-on's from day one) if is not really that huge of advantage. People are just as deadly with dumb-fire launchers then when everyone had lock-on.
Originally posted by jedensuscg
Yes, it's a typo that I just didn't care to fix. Fixed it for ya.
As to the hole P2W thing, as I stated in my second post, I don't think it's a huge issue. Anyone who's played the game for any length of time knows that resources aren't what capture and hold bases. The only reason I brought it up was to point out that they are including at least one feature that is P2W. As the game ages, who knows what other premium or cash shop only things they may introduce. I in no way meant that I thought their whole revenue model was P2W, the rest of it doesn't look bad.

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Described herein are endoscopic staplers used to apply one or more fasteners to body tissue. In one embodiment, a fastener-applying device, which is preferably a stapler, is passed transorally into the stomach and used to plicate stomach tissue by engaging tissue from inside of the stomach and drawing it inwardly. In the disclosed embodiments, the tissue is drawn inwardly into a vacuum chamber, causing sections of serosal tissue on the exterior of the stomach to be positioned facing one another. The disclosed staplers allow the opposed sections of tissue to be moved into contact with one another, and preferably deliver staples for maintaining contact between the tissue sections at least until serosal bonds form between them. Each of these steps may be performed wholly from the inside of the stomach and thus can eliminate the need for any surgical or laparoscopic intervention. After one or more plications are formed, medical devices may optionally be coupled to the plication(s) for retention within the stomach.
1. A medical instrument for stapling a tissue fold, comprising:
a first member having a housing and a staple holder that is independently movable with respect to the staple housing;
an anvil member having a housing and an anvil carried on the anvil housing and independently movable with respect to the staple housing; and
a drive assembly including a drive member operatively connected to the staple holder for movement within the staple housing from a retracted position to an extended position, and an arm assembly operatively coupled to the staple and anvil members, such that movement of the drive member from its retracted to its extended position is effective to (i) move the staple holder with respect to the staple housing toward the anvil, and (ii) move the anvil member toward the staple member.
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This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/050,169, filed Mar. 18, 2008, entitled ENDOSCOPIC STAPLING DEVICES AND METHODS, and is incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention relates generally to the field of systems and methods for performing endoscopic surgery, and specifically to systems and methods for endoscopic stapling of tissue within body cavities.
An anatomical view of a human stomach S and associated features is shown in
Stomach S includes a fundus F at its proximal end and an antrum A at its distal end. Antrum A feeds into the pylorus P which attaches to the duodenum D, the proximal region of the small intestine. Within the pylorus P is a sphincter that prevents backflow of food from the duodenum D into the stomach. The middle region of the small intestine, positioned distally of the duodenum D, is the jejunum J.
There are a number of applications for endoscopic application of fasteners such as staples to tissue within a body cavity. Some of those applications involve forming tissue structures such as plications or folds in tissue of the body cavity.
Several prior applications, including International Application No. WO 2005/037152 having an international filing date of Oct. 8, 2004 and U.S. application Ser. No. 11/439,461, filed May 23, 2006 (both incorporated herein by reference) describe methods according to which medical implants are coupled to tissue structures formed within the stomach. According to these applications, devices for inducing weight loss (e.g. by restricting and/or obstructing flow of food into the stomach, and/or by occupying a portion of the stomach volume) may be coupled to tissue tunnels or plications formed from stomach tissue.
For example, U.S. application Ser. No. 11/439,461 describes a restrictive and/or obstructive implant system for inducing weight loss. In one embodiment, flexible loops are coupled to tissue plications formed in the gastroesophageal junction region of the stomach. An implant, such as a flow restrictive and/or obstructive implant, is passed through the loops 2 and thus retained in the stomach.
In other instances, tissue plications may themselves be sufficient to provide the necessary treatment. For example, the plications may be used to reduce stomach volume or form a flow restriction within the stomach as disclosed in WO 2005/037152 and in Applicants' co-pending application Ser. No. 11/542,457,filed Oct. 3, 2006,U.S. Publication No. 2007-0219571,which is incorporated herein by reference.
Other types of implants may be coupled to such plications or other tissue structures for a variety of purposes. These implants include, but are not limited to prosthetic valves for the treatment of gastro-esophageal reflux disease, gastric stimulators, pH monitors and drug eluting devices that release drugs, biologics or cells into the stomach or elsewhere in the GI tract. Such drug eluting devices might include those which release leptin (a hormone which creates feelings of satiety), Ghrelin (a hormone which creates feelings of hunger), octreotide (which reduces Ghrelin levels and thus reduces hunger), Insulin, chemotherapeutic agents, natural biologics (e.g. growth factor, cytokines) which aid in post surgery trauma, ulcers, lacerations etc. Still other implants might be of a type which might provide a platform to which specific cell types can adhere, grow and provide biologically-active gene products to the GI tract, and/or a platform for radiation sources that can provide a local source of radiation for therapeutic purposes, or provide a platform whereby diagnostic ligands are immobilized and used to sample the GI tract for evidence of specific normal or pathological conditions, or provide an anchor point for imaging the GI tract via cameras and other image collecting devices.
The prior applications listed above, address the desirability of forming tissue plications, pockets or tunnels in a way that regions of serosal tissue (i.e. the tissue on the exterior surface of the stomach) are retained in contact with one another. Over time, adhesions formed between the opposed serosal layers create strong bonds that can facilitate retention of the plication/pocket/tissue over extended durations, despite the forces imparted on them by stomach movement and implanted devices.
Regardless of the application for which a plication is being formed, it is highly desirable to form that plication using steps carried out from within the stomach using instruments passed down the esophagus, rather than using more invasive surgical or laparoscopic methods. The present application describes endoscopic staplers which may be passed transorally into the stomach and used to form serosal-to-serosal plications in a stomach wall.
The present application describes endoscopic fastener-applying devices which in preferred embodiments may be passed transorally into the stomach and used to plicate stomach tissue.
In the disclosed embodiments, tissue is drawn inwardly into a vacuum chamber, although tissue may be drawn inwardly using other components (e.g. graspers) that do not involve the use of a vacuum. When a portion the interior stomach wall is drawn inwardly, sections of serosal tissue on the exterior of the stomach are positioned facing one another. The disclosed fastener applying device allows the opposed sections of tissue to be moved into contact with one another, and delivers fasteners that will hold the tissue sections together until at least such time as serosal bonds form between them. Each of these steps may be performed wholly from the inside of the stomach and thus can eliminate the need for any surgical or laparoscopic intervention. After one or more plications is formed, medical devices (including, but not limited to any of the types listed above) may be coupled to the plication(s) for retention within the stomach.
The disclosed embodiments include an optional feature that forms a hole or cut in a plication using the fastener-applying device. This hole or cut might be formed so that a portion of a medical implant may be passed through or linked to the hole/cut, or it may be formed so as to provoke a healing response that will contribute to the strength of the resulting tissue bond.
In the description of the embodiments given below, the fastener-applying devices are described as being staplers, and exemplary methods are given with respect to the formation of plications in stomach tissue. It should be understood, however, that the embodiments described herein include features having equal applicability for applying other types of fasteners, and for applying staples or other fasteners for purposes other than formation of plications. The disclosed embodiments and methods will also find use in parts of the body outside the GI system. Additionally, although the disclosed embodiment features circular stapling and cutting of a concentric hole, modifications are conceivable in which linear stapling can be accomplished, as well as circular or linear stapling without cutting.
Generally speaking, system 10 includes a stapler 12 having a stapler head 14 positioned on a distal portion of a shaft 16. A handle 18 on the shaft 16 controls articulation of the stapler head 14 and actuation of the tissue acquisition, tissue compression, and stapling functions of the stapler head 14. Vacuum and fluid sources 20, 25 are fluidly coupled to the handle 18 for use in tissue acquisition, compression and stapling as discussed below. The vacuum source 20 may be the "house vacuum" accessible through a coupling on the wall of the operating room, or an auxiliary suction pump. The stapler may include a switch 21 allowing the user to control airflow between the vacuum source and stapler.
The fluid source 25 may be a single source of drive fluid (e.g. water, saline, oil, gas) or multiple sources, but in each case the fluid source preferably includes two actuators separately used to control flow into each of two hydraulic lines (one for tissue compression and one for stapling). An endoscope 22 insertable through a lumen in the shaft 16 permits visualization of the plication procedure. The system may optionally include an overtube, such an endoscopic guide tube 23, having a lumen for receiving the stapler 12.
Referring to
At least a portion of the membrane is at least partially transparent. In being at least partially transparent, the membrane is formed of a material, or includes sections of material, that will allow the user to see through the membrane well enough to confirm (via endoscopic observation) that an appropriate volume of tissue has been acquired into the stapler head prior to staple application. The opening 26 may be surrounded by a reinforced section 27 formed of material that will strengthen the area around the opening 26. Reinforced section 27 may be formed of a thicker section of the membrane material, and/or a higher durometer material. Alternatively, reinforcing ribs or other structures or elements may be formed into or onto the membrane material, or embedded in the membrane material.
Stapler Head
The stapler head 14 is designed to have a minimum profile during insertion to the plication site, and to then transform into a much larger profile device having a large internal volume. For example, in one embodiment the vacuum chamber might have an initial internal volume of 0.2 cubic inches, and an expanded volume of 0.6 cubic inches (i.e. the internal chamber volume after subtracting the volume occupied by the stapler head components positioned within the vacuum chamber). This large internal volume allows a large volume of tissue to be drawn into the vacuum chamber and stapled. In this way, the stapler head creates a large plication without requiring invasive techniques for insertion. The unique features of the stapler head allow in situ volumetric expansion of the stapler head using a minimum of motion and force input.
Features of the stapler head are shown in
The staple housing and anvil housing are arranged to allow tissue to be compressed between contact surfaces on each of the staple housing and the anvil housing. In the disclosed embodiment, the contact surfaces are on a staple holding portion of the staple housing and an anvil on the anvil housing.
The arm assemblies 32 extend between the staple housing 28 and anvil housing 30 on opposite sides of the stapler head 14. Proximal and distal pins 34, 36 pivotally couple each arm assembly 32 to the staple housing 28 and the anvil housing 30. An expansion member comprising a membrane raiser 37 also extends between the staple housing 28 and the anvil housing 30. Although the membrane 24 is not shown in
Staple Housing
Turning to a more detailed discussion of the stapler head components, the staple housing 28 can be seen separated from other components in
Vacuum ports 52 are fluidly coupled to a vacuum source 20 (
The staple housing 28 includes upper and lower sections 58 a, 58 b above and below open side sections 56. The upper section 58 a includes a recess 60 within which the pivot pin 42 for link 38 (
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Disk 68 includes mounting bores 70, a central opening 72, and alignment posts 74. Referring briefly to
A portion of the staple housing 28 contains staples to be fired into the tissue. The staples are contained within a staple holder on the staple housing. The staple holder may have a number of different configurations. For example, it may be an integral portion of the staple housing, or a separate part mounted or attached to the staple housing, and/or it may be moveable relative to the body of the staple housing to effect tissue compression prior to stapling. In any of these examples, the staple holder may be a removeable/replaceable cartridge, and/or it may be refillable by inserting additional staples into it. In other embodiments, the staple holder may be neither replaceable nor refillable.
In the disclosed embodiment, the staple holder is a removeable staple cartridge 78 that can be replaced with another cartridge after staple filing. In this embodiment, the staple cartridge is moveable relative to the body of the staple housing to compress the tissue prior to staple firing.
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A cutter element 86 extends through the central opening 72 (
Fluid Drive System
The fluid drive system used to actuate compression, stapling and cutting may be configured in various ways. The following paragraphs describe one exemplary configuration for the fluid drive system, which in this embodiment is a hydraulic system.
A second piston, referred to as the staple piston 116, is positioned in the interior 111 of compression piston 106, against the rear wall 108. Although not shown in
A first fluid channel 120 extends from fluid port 50 a in the stapler housing 28 to a proximal section of the hydraulic chamber 66. A second fluid channel 122 extends from fluid port 50 b in the stapler housing to a more distal section of the hydraulic chamber 66. Fluid flow from port 50 a and fluid channel 120 against the compression piston cylinder is shown in
The anvil housing (identified by numeral 30 in
A central bore 90 extends longitudinally through the anvil housing 30. An anvil support 92 is longitudinally slidable within the bore. Both the bore 90 and the anvil support 92 are preferably formed to have non-circular cross-sections (such as the illustrated rectangular cross-section) with flat bearing surfaces to prevent rotation of the piston within the bore.
The anvil 96 and the staple cartridge 78 (
Referring to
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The cutting board is preferably designed so as to not serve as a hard stop against advancement of the cutting element 86. If the cutting element 86 is stopped by the cutting board, the stapling piston will also be stopped and incomplete staple formation may result. Therefore, it is preferred that the cutting element 86 is allowed to penetrate or displace the cutting board during and after the tissue is cut.
Arm Assemblies
Following is a discussion of the features of the arm assemblies 32.
Each arm assembly includes a proximal arm 100 and a distal arm 102 joined to one another to form a hinge 104. Each of the proximal arms 100 has a longitudinal cutout 108 and a spreader arm 110 pivotally mounted within the cutout 108. The distal end of each spreader arm 110 includes a bore 112. Pin 84 is positioned within the bore 112. As disclosed in connection with
Distal arms 102 of the arm assemblies include pins 36 which, as discussed, are pivotally mounted to the anvil housing 30 (
Stapler Head Operation
The following discussion centers on the manner in which the arm assemblies function to expand the vacuum chamber and to compress tissue that has been drawn into the chamber using suction. As an initial step preceding chamber expansion, the stapler head is positioned with the opening 26 in the membrane 24 in contact with tissue at the location at which plication creation is desired. Vacuum source 20 (
The streamlined position of the stapler head 28 prior to expansion is shown in
Both the disk 68 and the arm spreaders 110 are coupled to the pins 84. For this reason, the longitudinal movement of the disk 68 within the stapler housing 28 will carry the pins 84 distally within their corresponding slots 64. The arm spreaders 110 will consequently pivot relative to the pins 84, driving the proximal arms 100 outwardly. Outward movement of proximal arms 100 at hinge 104 causes the distal arms 102 to also pivot outwardly at hinge 104, forming an angle between the proximal and distal arms 100, 102. Naturally, formation of the angle between the arms 100, 102 shortens the effective length between the remote ends of the arms, causing the distal pins 36 of the distal arms 102 to carry the anvil housing 30 towards the staple cartridge. The pivoting movement of the distal arms 102 further causes drive links 114 to act on pin 116 to push the anvil support in a proximal direction. This moves the anvil support relative to the anvil housing in a proximal direction at the same time the anvil housing is also moving proximally.
In essence, one motion, that of the hydraulically driven compression piston, creates at least three motions, illustrated by arrows A1, A2 and A3 in
The relative motion of the two housings 28, 30 toward each other also drives upward links 38, 40 and their interconnecting spring wires 46 on the top of the stapler head 14. Together, the links and spring wires raise the top of the membrane, creating more volume to accommodate expansion of the tissue during compression.
Compression of the tissue is halted when the pins 84 traveling in slots 64 in the staple housing 28 reach the limit of travel, as shown in
Moreover, because of the piston arrangement, the stapling function is effectively locked out until tissue compression is complete. With this arrangement, fluid introduced via the fluid port 50 b (
At the fully compressed position, the arm spreaders 110 are nearly perpendicular to the longitudinal centerline of the stapler head. Once tissue is compressed between cartridge 78 and anvil 96, the tissue is ready for stapling.
Stapling is initiated by introducing hydraulic fluid through port 50 b (
During compression, as the angle at the hinge 104 of arm assemblies 32 reaches its minimum, the force required to resist separation of the staple and anvil housings increases. These forces increase further when the forces of staple crushing are exerted on the anvil by the staple piston. To compensate, the arm spreaders 110 serve as displacement struts to channel at least a portion of these forces into the disk 68. These forces, if not reacted by the pusher disk, would pull in the arms 100, 102 and potentially release the compression on the tissue, causing incomplete staple formation or tissue cutting. In this way, a truss-like structure is created for force displacement.
When staples have been formed, staple pressure is released and a spring (not shown) returns the staple pusher 72 to its base position. Releasing fluid pressure will allow the deflected spring wires 46 on membrane raiser 37 to return the staple head to its minimum profile configuration and release the plication from the stapler. Once outside the patient, the used staple cartridge can be ejected and a new one installed.
Depressing the proximal end 175 of each latch 170 as shown by arrow P in
Stapler Shaft and Handle
Referring again to
An articulating section 128 is positioned at the distal end of the shaft 16, between the shaft 16 and the stapler head 14 so as to allow the stapler head to be articulated relative to the shaft. Tubing coupled to the vacuum source and the source of hydraulic fluid extends from the handle and through the shaft 16 and the articulating section 128.
The preferred material for the tubes 130 is stainless steel hypotube, although other materials may instead be used. In the preferred stapler configuration, two drive fluid lines are provided, one for actuating tissue compression, and the other for staple application (and cutting when used). In the present embodiment, the tubes are coiled together as shown in
The longitudinally expandable shapes for the fluid lines may be suitable for use in allowing delivery of fluid to the operative ends of other types of articulating medical devices, such as catheters or endoscopic devices for delivering therapeutic agents or irrigation fluids past an articulating or bendable section of the device.
Referring again to
The more proximal portions of the pull cables 134 extend the length of the shaft 16 and terminate in the handle 18. Referring to
In a preferred handle configuration, the knob 136 includes an internal threaded bore 138. Knob 136 is partially restrained within the handle 18 so that it remains fixed within the handle but can rotate freely. A carriage 140 having a threaded exterior surface is positioned within the threaded bore 128 of the knob. The threads within the bore 138 are engaged with the threads on the carriage 140 so that rotation of the knob causes the carriage 140 to translate, but not rotate, within the handle.
Each of the two pull cables, identified in
The cables 134 a,b and sheaths 135 a,b are arranged such that translation of the carriage in one direction will cause deflection of the stapler head in one direction, and translation of the carriage on the other direction will deflect the stapler head in another direction.
Referring to
Referring to
For cost efficiency, the stapler 12 may be designed to permit the stapler head 14 to be discarded while allowing the shaft 16 and handle 18 to be sterilized and re-used. One mechanism for removably coupling the stapler head to the shaft 16 is illustrated, although others are readily conceivable (e.g. a slip coupling type arrangement). Referring to
End plate 142 includes a cantilevered pin 144 having a peg 145 (which may be a spring pin), a central opening 146, and a pair of u-shaped catches 148 along its edges. Hydraulic feed holes 156 a, b are formed through the end plate 142. The hydraulic tubes that deliver hydraulic fluid to the stapler head (see tubes 130 of
Exemplary Procedure
One example of a method for using the system 10 will next be described in the context of formation of plications in stomach wall tissue.
As an initial step (
The stapler head 14 is advanced to the desired depth and location in the stomach. Using the articulation controls on the stapler handle, the angular orientation of the stapler head is adjusted to allow positioning of the stapler head 12 at the pre-identified target tissue as shown in
The vacuum source 20 (
The fluid source (is shown) is coupled to the handle. Once it has been visually confirmed that a sufficient amount of tissue has been acquired, fluid is introduced to cause compression of the tissue and expansion of the arm assemblies 32 and membrane raiser 37 as shown in
Once the tissue has been compressed, additional hydraulic fluid is introduced to cause stapling and cutting of the tissue as shown in
In a preferred plication configuration shown in
If multiple plications are needed, the stapler 12 is briefly withdrawn from the endoscopic guide tube and the staple cartridge is replaced in the manner described in connection with
The system may be packaged with instructions for use instructing the user to use the various disclosed features to perform a stapling procedure using methods disclosed herein.
The basic architecture of the stapler disclosed above can be used as a foundation for other stapling tools.
The disclosed systems provide convenient embodiments for carrying out the disclosed compression and stapling functions. However, there are many other widely varying instruments or systems may alternatively be used within the scope of the present invention. Moreover, features of the disclosed embodiments may be combined with one another and with other features in varying ways to produce additional embodiments. Thus, the embodiments described herein should be treated as representative examples of systems useful for forming endoscopic tissue plications, and should not be used to limit the scope of the claimed invention.
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The Summerville Police Department is looking into at least two pharmacy robberies that have occurred within the past two weeks.
The Walgreens on Trolley Road was robbed a little before 10 p.m. March 21, according to a Summerville Police Department incident report.
According to the report, a lone suspect entered the store, walked up to the pharmacy counter and handed the pharmacist a pad of paper on which was written Give Me all Your Oxy." The pharmacist said the subject told her to get a bag and put bottles into it. She opened the safe, grabbed several bottles, and put them into a bag. The suspect then asked what she had given him and she told him Oxycodone 15 and 30 mg, to which he replied, "That's good, thanks ma'am," and left the store.
The suspect was described as a 35-45 year old white male about 5 feet six inches tall and 150 pounds wearing a baseball cap, glasses and a big fake mustache. He may have left the scene in a small silver or gray pickup truck.
The two clerks at the front counter did not see anything and did not know why police officers arrived at first, however, one described the subject that left as having black "messy looking" long hair.
A second robbery occurred at about 6 a.m. March 26 at the CVS located at 301 North Main Street.
According to Capt. Jon Rogers of the Summerville Police Department, a lone suspect entered the store armed with a hammer, went to the pharmacy, and demanded oxycontin. Staff complied with his demands and the suspect fled on foot with an unknown amount of the medication.
The suspect in this incident is described as a white male, approximately 5 foot 6 inches tall, weighing approximately 135 pounds. The suspect had his face covered.
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Cimarron's nicely designed units are a short stroll to Peak 9 and Main Street Breckenridge! Cimarron is ideally located one block from historic Main Street, Breckenridge and directly across the street from the Riverwalk Center and the Blue River. The Breckenridge Free Shuttle stop is directly across the street which will take you to the many ski base areas. All guests of Cimarron also enjoy the added luxury of the complimentary Wyndham Vacation Rentals on-call guest shuttle.
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Jason docarmo permalinkJune 18, 2012 4:57 pm
Ive been playing at morley field for about two years now and have improved. Ive been looking for other places to play and even into building my own basket to take with me where ever i go. Just want to say that as soon as i can i will join the club and cant wait to learn from the pros.
Ian permalinkDecember 14, 2010 10:48 am
If I sign up as a member now will it carry through 2011?
Or should I just wait until January?
May 25, 2010 10:00 pm
San Diego Ace Club Memberships are Still Available !!!!
You can usually find me at MorleyField Disc Golf course daily !!!!
Ace Club Replacement Bag Tags for Current members is $ 5.00 each
Additional Discs for Current Members are $ 15.00 each and a good selection available.
As a Club , we are reaching our Goal of atleast 400 members. We are around 250 and need your help in achieving this Goal.
Please tell all your Friends and acquaintances to sign up and help us get new courses in the ground !!!
Your Membership Really Does make a Difference !!!!!
If you need your Aces membership by mail , I can send it to you.
It will cost $ 25.00 each person. $ 20.00 + $ 5.00 for shipping each.
Please include the Following :
Your Complete Name , Address , City , State and Zip code , Phone # and Email address.
PDGA # if you have one. I can Ship anywhere in the United States.
I have Putters and Drivers. Putters are the DGA Z Reef and the Drivers are a Z Sparkle Rogue.
Please make your Check / Money Order out to San Diego Aces Disc Golf Club and send to :
Donny Olow
5589 Brunswick ave.
San Diego , CA. 92120
Once I receive your check , Your Bag Tag and Disc choice will be sent.
Thanks Again in Advance.
Membership Director
Donny Olow
October 22, 2009 10:43 pm
Anything I choose to do instead of hanging out with my husband and four children better be waaay worth it. ,
September 16, 2009 11:06 pm
Great Job on the Website Mark !!!


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The Good:
Eight-ranked Arizona rallied from six points down in the the final minute, beating fifth-ranked Florida to remain undefeated.
The Wildcats forced back-to-back turnovers on inbound plays to cut the deficit to one point. Mark Lyons then hit a contested layup, which proved to be the game-winner with just seven seconds left.
Solomon Hill had a team-high 18 points for Arizona. Johnson added 15 while Lyons contributed 14 points on the night.
The Bad:
The 'Cats trailed by as many as 11 points in the second half, struggling with Florida's defense that was ranked second in the nation heading into Saturday's contest.
� The Wildcats are off to their best start since the 1998-1999 season.
� Florida beat Arizona 78-72 in overtime a season ago.
� Arizona hit 24-for-52 of its shots, but just 7-for-20 from three-point range on the night.
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2014-06-27 00:00:00
By Greg Tepper and EJ Holland // TexasFootball.com
Every other Friday, the Dave Campbell's Texas Football staff will answer some of your questions from Facebook and Twitter, so if you've got a question, be sure to ask it through our social networking channels!
Now, let's dive into your questions!
Can Houston finish the year undefeated? Their schedule doesn't look too tough. — Stephen Blake via e-mail
Greg Tepper: Can they? Absolutely. Not only do they have a ton of talent coming back from last year's campaign (QB John O'Korn, WR Deontay Greenberry, LBs Derrick Mathews and Efrem Oliphant chief among them), but as you mentioned, the schedule is very manageable. The first thing I look at when evaluating a schedule is at the tough road games, and really, there are only two that are truly concerning: at BYU on September 11 (a Thursday night affair) and at Cincinnati to finish the year. The rest (with all due respect to SMU) should favor the Coogs. But let me point out two home games that are worth keeping an eye on: UTSA to open the season and Central Florida on a Thursday night in early October. UTSA, as you may have read in Dave Campbell's Texas Football, is a squad that we expect big things from, and they'd love nothing more than to ruin the grand opening of Houston's new stadium. And, of course, there's Central Florida, fresh off a surprising Fiesta Bowl victory over Baylor. Granted, the Knights aren't last year's squad — gone is all-everything QB Blake Bortles and RB Storm Johnson — but they're still the king of the AAC, and until someone knocks them off, they wear the crown. So there are your four games to really keep an eye on: Aug. 29 vs. UTSA, Sept. 11 at BYU, Oct. 2 vs. UCF and Dec. 6 at Cincinnati. DCTF doesn't predict the Coogs to go unbeaten, but the schedule sets up that with the right plays at the right time, it could happen.
After filling 10 slots, what is SMU's biggest need in this recruiting class? — @dfw175 via Twitter
EJ Holland: One position SMU has really failed to address in the last two classes is nose tackle. When you run a 3-4 defensive scheme, having a stout nose tackle in the middle is imperative. Usually nose tackles in this scheme are anywhere from 6-0 to 6-3, but SMU has been forced to convert bigger defensive ends like Spencer Hollie and Andy McCleneghen to interior defensive linemen because the staff has failed to land quality nose tackles in past classes. SMU is off to a good start in this class, but again, it lacks a nose tackle. So far, the Ponies have offered Southwest Mississippi C.C. product Terrien Steele and Bishop Dunne's Darrion Daniels, but it's unlikely either will pick SMU. I would suggest trying to steal Dallas Skyline's Zach Abercrumbia from Rice and offering or at least taking a closer look at DeSoto's Bryce English, South Oak Cliff's Jalen Goss and Duncanville's Sami Awad.
Will Aledo repeat as state champions? — Brett Ming via Facebook
EJ Holland: Aledo certainly has the firepower to win it all again. The Bearcats return a handful big time playmakers from an offense that rewrote the record books and caused plenty of controversy last season. I mean come on, this team put up over 70 points on a weekly basis, so Aledo shouldn't be lacking in the offensive fireworks department. Wide receiver Ryan Newsome is the main man to know. One of the most explosive players in recent memory, Newsome did a little bit of everything for Aledo on offense last season and is inarguably the best return man in the state. Quarterback Luke Bishop will once again feed him the ball after a stellar junior campaign. Also, keep an eye on 1,500-yard rusher Jess Anders, a UTSA commit, and athlete Johnny Durham, who will make an impact on both sides of the ball. I think Aledo is definitely a favorite to win it all, but the Bearcats must grow up quickly on defense in order to do so — only one starter returns.
Who do you predict will take the 4A championship? — Henry Rivas via Facebook
EJ Holland: You can find out exactly which teams we expect to take home titles on the 4A level when you pick up you summer edition of Dave Campbell's Texas Football! It's on shelves now so make sure to buy a copy. Now that I'm done promoting the best product in the state, I'll list some contenders. In Division I, we really like Stephenville. Aside from Kyler Murray, Jarrett Stidham is the best quarterback in the state and should put up monster stats for the Yellow Jackets. We also like Argyle. Even though the Eagles lose a load of FBS talent, Argyle is going to do what they do best — pound the rock with Arizona State pledge Nick Ralston. Down in Division II, West Orange-Stark has the best secondary in the class, headlined by Alabama commit Deionte Thompson while La Marque has perhaps the best rushing attack, so those two teams should definitely be in the mix.
Why the UIL realignment every two years? At least they could have done it correctly this year. —Jaren Phelps via Facebook
Greg Tepper: Well, first of all, I think the UIL did an OK job with the realignment this year — it's a terrifically difficult task, with a ton of moving parts, and one that won't make everyone happy, but overall, I think the UIL did an OK job. As to why it happens every two years, it's simple: Texas is a growing, shifting state. Folks move in, folks move out, folks move around. By realigning the teams every two years, it helps to keep the competitive balance — that is to say, schools will play teams with similar enrollments. And if you think enrollments are not so volatile as to necessitate realignment every other year, think again. Beyond that, new schools are being built all the time; not only does realignment fit in those new schools, but it also adjusts to the changes in enrollments that those new schools cause.
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Tarisai Wakatama was adjudicated guilty and resentenced to 10 years probation in Jones County Superior Court Feb. 14. The defendant was also sentenced to serve 180 days in a state detention center, followed by 12 full months intensive probation supervision and then regular probation supervision as originally ordered.
Wakatama was on probation after pleading guilty to separate charges of theft by taking and theft by receiving in August of 2007. According to a report of the crime, the defendant was arrested for the theft of jewelry from an acquaintance.
He received five years for the charges but was allowed to plea as a first offender.
According to a report of the most recent arrest by Jones County Deputy Rod Whitehead, he was dispatched to the crime scene in River North Dec. 21, 2012, and met with a Macon detective, Sgt. William Gay, who reported the theft.
The detective told Whitehead as he was going home, he saw Wakatama standing in front of several mailboxes and looking around. It seemed suspicious, so Gay went down the street and turned around and came back.
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Dizziness-differential diagnosis. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at:
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Hey kids, if you enjoy fishing, winning awards and prizes, and eating, then have your parents take you to McGee Creek Lake on Saturday, May 14. The Pushmataha County Sportsman Club will be hosting a free youth fishing tournament for any child under the age of sixteen. You can sign up at the Buster Hights boat ramp, just look for someone wearing a Pushmataha County Sportsman Club shirt. Fishing will begin at 8:00 a.m. and will end at 12:00 p.m. Immediately following the weigh-in will be a free cookout for all those that participated. Hot-dogs, chips and soft drinks will be served. Plaques and prizes will be awarded for the top three places. However, just about every kid that enters will be able to receive a prize for his or her catch.
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Correct wrong against SmithMay 06,2014It is time for the Rutland Herald and elected officials of Rutland City to amend and correct what they have done to Michael Smith through personal attacks and barring Michael from his park. When I grew up in Rutland, the Herald was about reporting worthy of winning national awards. Lets get back to this type of reporting and start with rebuilding Michael Smiths image.
Similar to many of you reading this, I have known Michael for a long time. OK, perhaps even longer than many of you, as the years tally to 35. We were athletes together on the soccer fields and ski slopes. Our families knew of each other even longer back. It has been a friendship based on many things. Largely, it has also been about shared values of doing what is right and being there for people and communities unconditionally.
The Herald, city officials, the board of Pine Hill Park Im not sure where to begin. Lets get back to thoughtful and public leadership that would be noteworthy statewide and nationally. Learn to overcome our circumstances and work with an extraordinary individual again.
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The Argentine striker has been linked with a January move to a Premier League club after scoring 19 goals for Leeds this season.
Speculation increased when Becchio missed the 2-1 win over Birmingham in their third-round replay, but Warnock insisted he was left out due to illness.
"I've heard the rumours but I think he has texted Shaun Harvey (Leeds chief executive) to say he is at home," said Warnock. "So he's obviously heard the rumours.
"We lost Becchio this morning, he came off training on Monday and said he felt sick. And then the doc said he was sick in the night so he didn't travel."
Warnock also confirmed he was not aware of any bids for Becchio, but when asked if he wanted to stay at Elland Road, he added: "We'll see. I can't tell you anything other than that.
"I spoke to the owners and in due course we'll probably speak about that."
Leeds trailed at half-time at St Andrew's but hit back after the break as goals from Ross McCormack and El-Hadji Diouf booked a home tie with Tottenham.
The team had come under heavy fire following their weekend drubbing by Barnsley, and Warnock added: "We showed character and I'm really proud of them.
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- Recent activity in the theory of aspect : accomplishments, achievements, or just non-progressive state? (2001)
- It has become commonplace to introduce works on aspect with the remark that there is hardly another field in linguistics so much plagued by terminological and notional confusion. [..] About 20 major books claiming a comprehensive treatment have come to my attention during little more than the past half decade […]. Among these books are five that form the subject of this paper in a narrower sense, given that the present article originally started out as a combined review of these five works: […] Even if one is not at all keen on monocultures, it is clear that the obvious disunity in fundamental points of view makes the situation increasingly difficult for the "ordinary working linguist". It is getting impossible to keep up with the many different issues raised in the theoretical literature when, for instance, writing a chapter on aspect for a descriptive grammar of a language. As a result, a tremendous gap between descriptive and theoretical work has arisen. This has not gone unnoticed in the literature. There are several recent publications in which explicit attempts are made to bridge this gap […], all of them trying to add a typological perspective to aspect theory and to free it from its purely truth-conditional embedding, which was the dominant paradigm in the 70ies and 80ies. But again, these works are often themselves cast into specific theoretical frameworks, more often than not ignoring other approaches to the field if they do not fit their persuasions. I will therefore avail myself of the opportunity of this review article by briefly sorting out the differences in the fundamental assumptions and theoretical primitives of the various approaches, in order to come to grips with the aspectological landscape. A general, chiefly historically oriented assessment is presented in the first part of this paper (see section 1). The second part is then devoted to a detailed discussion of the books under review against the background etablished in this survey (see section 2). At the end, I will try to draw some conclusions and hint at some directions for future work with aspect in a descriptive and/or typological context (see section 3).