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END EFFECTOR COUPLING ARRANGEMENTS FOR A SURGICAL CUTTING AND STAPLING INSTRUMENT

  • US 20090206131A1
  • Filed: 02/15/2008
  • Published: 08/20/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/15/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A disposable loading unit for a surgical stapling instrument, the surgical instrument having a handle and a shaft, wherein the shaft extends from the handle along an axis, the disposable loading unit comprising:

  • a staple cartridge carrier configured to operably support a staple cartridge;

    an anvil including at least one staple-deforming cavity; and

    an end connector configured to be operatively coupled to the surgical instrument shaft, wherein said end connector is configured to be assembled to the shaft in a direction which is transverse to the axis.

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