PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a surgical fastener applying apparatus that can limit the flow of blood through tissue immediately adjacent a cut-line formed therein to effectuate hemostasis and wound closure, while maximizing the flow of blood in adjacent tissue to promote healing, and to provide a fastener and the surgical fastener applying apparatus which are better adapted to apply various compression force on the tissue.SOLUTION: The surgical fastener applying apparatus includes an anvil member having a tissue contacting surface a cartridge member extended along the longitudinal direction axis and movably coupled to the anvil member (the cartridge member includes surgical fasteners and propellers operably associated to the surgical fasteners, each propeller includes a base part and propelling plates extended from the base part and neighboring propelling plates define an acute angle between the plates) and a sled capable of operably coupling with the propellers.COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT【課題】切断線に直ぐ隣接する組織内の血流を制限して止血および創傷閉鎖をもたらし得る一方で、周辺組織内の血流を最大にして、治癒を促進する外科用留め具適用装置を提供すること。組織に多様な圧迫力を適用するようにより良く適合された留め具および外科用留め具適用装置を提供すること。【解決手段】外科用留め具適用装置であって、組織接触面を有するアンビル部材と;長手方向軸に沿って延び、かつ、アンビル部材に可動式に連結されたカートリッジ部材(複数の外科用留め具と、この複数の外科用留め具と作動可能に関連付けられた複数の推進器とを備え、推進器の各々は、基部と、基部から延びる複数の推進プレートとを備え、隣接する推進プレートが、プレート間に鋭角を画定する)と;複数の推進器と作動可能に係合可能なそりとを備える、外科用留め具適用装置。【選択図】図1
