Surgical staple cartridge staple drivers with central support features
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1. A surgical staple driver, comprisinga driver body configured to be slidably supported in a surgical staple cartridge, said driver body comprising:
- at least two staple support members protruding from said driver body, wherein one of said at least two said staple support members removably supports a corresponding surgical staple along a base axis and wherein another one of said staple support members removably supports another surgical staple along another base axis that transversely intersects said base axis;
a first camming surface;
a second camming surface spaced from said first camming surface; and
at least one aperture in said driver body configured to slidably receive therein a corresponding driver guide formed in the surgical staple cartridge.
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Abstract
A surgical staple driver. A driver body is configured to be slidably supported in a surgical staple cartridge. The driver body comprises at least two staple support members. Each staple support member is configured to operably support a corresponding staple thereon. The driver body further comprises a first camming surface and a second camming surface that is spaced from the second camming surface. The driver body further comprises at least one aperture that is configured to slidably receive therein a corresponding driver guide formed in the staple cartridge.
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13 Claims
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1. A surgical staple driver, comprising
a driver body configured to be slidably supported in a surgical staple cartridge, said driver body comprising: -
at least two staple support members protruding from said driver body, wherein one of said at least two said staple support members removably supports a corresponding surgical staple along a base axis and wherein another one of said staple support members removably supports another surgical staple along another base axis that transversely intersects said base axis; a first camming surface; a second camming surface spaced from said first camming surface; and at least one aperture in said driver body configured to slidably receive therein a corresponding driver guide formed in the surgical staple cartridge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A surgical staple cartridge, comprising:
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a cartridge body defining a cartridge axis and comprising a first cartridge wall and a second cartridge wall spaced from said first cartridge wall, said cartridge body further comprising at least two upstanding driver guides located between said first cartridge wall and said second cartridge wall; and at least one surgical staple driver, comprising; a driver body comprising a proximal end configured to slidably engage one of said driver guides and a distal end configured to slidably engage another one of said driver guides; a first staple support member protruding from said driver body and configured to removably support a first surgical staple thereon; and a second staple support member protruding from said driver body and configured to removably support a second surgical staple thereon and wherein a portion of said first staple support member is slidably supported in a corresponding slot in said first cartridge wall defining a corresponding slot axis and wherein another portion of said second staple support member is slidably supported in another corresponding slot in said second cartridge wall defining another corresponding slot axis and wherein said corresponding slot axis and said another corresponding slot axis transversely intersect said cartridge axis. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A surgical instrument, comprising:
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an axially movable sled, comprising; a first camming member configured to move along a first cam axis; and a second camming member configured to move along a second cam axis, wherein said surgical instrument further comprises; a surgical staple cartridge, comprising; a cartridge body defining a cartridge axis and comprising a first cartridge wall and a second cartridge wall spaced from said first cartridge wall, said cartridge body further comprising at least two upstanding driver guides located between said first cartridge wall and said second cartridge wall; and at least one surgical staple driver, comprising; a driver body comprising a proximal end configured to slidably engage one of said driver guides and a distal end configured to slidably engage another one of said driver guides; a first staple support member protruding from said driver body and configured to removably support a first surgical staple thereon; and a second staple support member protruding from said driver body and configured to removably support a second surgical staple thereon, wherein a portion of said first staple support member is slidably supported in a corresponding slot in said first cartridge wall defining a corresponding slot axis, wherein another portion of said second staple support member is slidably supported in another corresponding slot in said second cartridge wall defining another corresponding slot axis, and wherein said corresponding slot axis and said another corresponding slot axis transversely intersect said cartridge axis. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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