18379832. STAPLE CARTRIDGES COMPRISING STAPLE RETENTION FEATURES (Cilag GmbH International)
STAPLE CARTRIDGES COMPRISING STAPLE RETENTION FEATURES
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Inventor(s)
Frederick E. Shelton, Iv of Hillsboro OH US
Kevin M. Fiebig of Cincinnati OH US
Shane R. Adams of Lebanon OH US
Nicholas J. Ross of Franklin OH US
STAPLE CARTRIDGES COMPRISING STAPLE RETENTION FEATURES
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18379832 titled 'STAPLE CARTRIDGES COMPRISING STAPLE RETENTION FEATURES
Original Abstract Submitted
A staple cartridge for use with a surgical stapling instrument is disclosed. The staple cartridge comprises a deck comprising a first staple cavity adjacent a longitudinal slot, a second staple cavity laterally and longitudinally offset relative to the first cavity, and a third staple cavity laterally and longitudinally offset relative to the second cavity. A first projection surrounds the first staple cavity, a second projection surrounds the second staple cavity, and a pair of third projections surrounds first and second portions of the third staple cavity, respectively. The first projection and the second projection are coupled together, and the second projection and one third projection are coupled together. The projections define a localized tissue-facing surface area. A localized valley is defined on the deck between the projections. The area of the localized valley area is greater than the localized tissue-facing area.
