Staple cartridge cavity configurations
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1. A staple cartridge, comprising:
- a staple cartridge body;
a first cavity defined in said body, wherein said first cavity is configured to receive a first staple; and
a second cavity defined in said body, wherein said second cavity is configured to receive a second staple, wherein said first cavity and said second cavity each include a first end and a second end, wherein a first axis is defined between said first end and said second end of said first cavity, wherein a second axis is defined between said first end and said second end of said second cavity, and wherein said first axis is transverse to said second axis.
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Abstract
A staple cartridge including first and second staple cavities therein where the first cavity can define a first axis and the second cavity can define a second axis. In various embodiments, the first axis can be transverse to the second axis. In one embodiment, the first and second cavities can extend in directions which are not parallel to each other. In various embodiments, staples deployed from such first and second staple cavities can produce a staple pattern which can better constrict blood vessels in soft tissue and reduce blood flow therethrough.
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19 Claims
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1. A staple cartridge, comprising:
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a staple cartridge body; a first cavity defined in said body, wherein said first cavity is configured to receive a first staple; and a second cavity defined in said body, wherein said second cavity is configured to receive a second staple, wherein said first cavity and said second cavity each include a first end and a second end, wherein a first axis is defined between said first end and said second end of said first cavity, wherein a second axis is defined between said first end and said second end of said second cavity, and wherein said first axis is transverse to said second axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A surgical kit, comprising:
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a surgical stapler; a staple cartridge assembly, comprising; a first cavity configured to receive a first staple; a first staple positioned within said first cavity; a second cavity configured to receive a second staple, wherein said first cavity and said second cavity each include a first end and a second end, wherein a first axis is defined between said first end and said second end of said first cavity, wherein a second axis is defined between said first end and said second end of said second cavity, and wherein said first axis is transverse to said second axis; and a second staple positioned within said second cavity. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A staple cartridge assembly, comprising:
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a staple cartridge body, comprising; a plurality of first cavities, wherein each said first cavity includes a first end; and a plurality of second cavities, wherein each said second cavity includes a second end; a plurality of first staples, wherein each said first staple includes a first leg, and wherein each said first cavity is configured to receive a said first staple such that said first legs of said first staples are situated at said first ends of said first cavities to define a first axis; and a plurality of second staples, wherein each said second staple includes a second leg, and wherein each said second cavity is configured to receive a said second staple such that said second legs are situated at said second ends of said second cavities to define a second axis, wherein said first axis is collinear with said second axis. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A staple cartridge, comprising:
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a staple cartridge body; and a plurality of first staples, wherein each of said first staples includes a first leg and a second leg; a plurality of first cavities defined in said body, wherein each said first cavity is configured to receive a said first staple, wherein said first leg of each said first staple is situated at a first end of a said first cavity, wherein said second leg of each said first staple is situated at a second end of a said first cavity, wherein said first legs of said first staples are positioned on a first side of an axis, and wherein said second legs of said first staples are positioned on a second side of said axis. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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