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Google Patents Manually driven surgical cutting and fastening instrumentÄownload PDF Info Publication number US8322455B2 US8322455B2 US11/475,412 US47541206A US8322455B2 US 8322455 B2 US8322455 B2 US 8322455B2 US 47541206 A US47541206 A US 47541206A US 8322455 B2 US8322455 B2 US 8322455B2 Authority US United States Prior art keywords firing assembly closure trigger shifter Prior art date Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google Patents US8322455B2 - Manually driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument US8322455B2 - Manually driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument