Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Staple cartridge comprising wire staples and stamped staples
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Application No.: US15191775Application Date: 2016-06-24
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Publication No.: US11000278B2Publication Date: 2021-05-11
- Inventor: Frederick E. Shelton, IV , Jason L. Harris , Gregory J. Bakos
- Applicant: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC
- Applicant Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Main IPC: A61B17/064
- IPC: A61B17/064 ; A61B17/072 ; A61B17/068 ; A61B17/10 ; A61B17/00

Abstract:
A staple cartridge assembly is disclosed. The staple cartridge assembly includes one or more wire staples and one or more staples formed from a sheet of material. For example, the staple cartridge assembly can include an arrangement of diverse staples. A first type of staple can be arranged in a first longitudinal row and a second type of staple can be arranged in a second longitudinal row. The first type of staple can be wire staples supported by staple drivers. The second type of staples can be formed from a flat sheet of material and can each include an integral driver. A sled can be configured to engage the staple drivers to eject the first type of staples and to directly engage the integral drivers of the second type of staples to fire the arrangement of diverse staples from the staple cartridge assembly.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170367695A1 STAPLE CARTRIDGE COMPRISING WIRE STAPLES AND STAMPED STAPLES Public/Granted day:2017-12-28
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