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ARTICULATABLE LOADING UNITS FOR SURGICAL STAPLING AND CUTTING INSTRUMENTS

  • US 20090206133A1
  • Filed: 02/14/2008
  • Published: 08/20/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An articulatable disposable loading unit for attachment to a stapling apparatus, said articulatable disposable loading unit comprising:

  • a staple cartridge supported in a carrier;

    an anvil pivotally coupled to said carrier for selective pivotal travel relative to said staple cartridge;

    a housing portion having a proximal end configured for operable attachment to the stapling apparatus;

    an elongated flexible articulation member attached to said carrier and said housing portion, said flexible articulation member facilitating articulation of said carrier relative to said housing portion; and

    an axial drive assembly at least a portion of which is movably supported within said housing portion and said flexible articulation member, said axial drive assembly having a portion constructed to move axially through said staple cartridge in response to a drive motion imparted to said axial drive assembly from a portion of the stapling apparatus.

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