FASTENER CARTRIDGE COMPRISING DEPLOYABLE TISSUE ENGAGING MEMBERS
First Claim
1. A fastener cartridge for use with a fastening instrument to fasten tissue, said fastener cartridge comprising:
- a cartridge body including a deck and a plurality of cavities;
fasteners removably stored in said cavities, wherein said fasteners are deployable from said cavities during a firing stroke of the fastening instrument; and
a deployable tissue engaging member movably positioned in one of said cavities, wherein said tissue engaging member is movable between an undeployed position and a deployed position to engage the tissue during the firing stroke of the fastening instrument.
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Abstract
A fastener cartridge can comprise a cartridge body including a plurality of cavities arranged in longitudinal rows. Some of the cavities can have fasteners removably stored therein. Other cavities can have deployable tissue engaging members stored therein which are movable from an undeployed position to a deployed position to engage tissue. In some instances, the fastener cartridge can include at least one longitudinal row of cavities which each include a deployable tissue engaging member. Such rows of cavities can comprise the outer-most rows of cavities in the fastener cartridge.
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14 Claims
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1. A fastener cartridge for use with a fastening instrument to fasten tissue, said fastener cartridge comprising:
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a cartridge body including a deck and a plurality of cavities; fasteners removably stored in said cavities, wherein said fasteners are deployable from said cavities during a firing stroke of the fastening instrument; and a deployable tissue engaging member movably positioned in one of said cavities, wherein said tissue engaging member is movable between an undeployed position and a deployed position to engage the tissue during the firing stroke of the fastening instrument. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A fastener cartridge for use with a fastening instrument to fasten tissue, said fastener cartridge comprising:
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a cartridge body, including; a deck; a plurality of fastener cavities; and a member cavity; fasteners removably stored in said fastener cavities, wherein said fasteners are deployable from said fastener cavities during a firing stroke of the fastening instrument, and wherein said fasteners are not stored in said member cavity; and a deployable tissue flow control member movably positioned in said member cavity, wherein said tissue flow control member is movable between an undeployed position and a deployed position to engage the tissue during the firing stroke of the fastening instrument. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A fastener cartridge for use with a fastening instrument to fasten tissue, said fastener cartridge comprising:
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a cartridge body, including; a deck; a longitudinal slot defined in said deck configured to receive a cutting element therein; an inner longitudinal row of fastener cavities adjacent said longitudinal slot; an intermediate longitudinal row of fastener cavities adjacent said inner longitudinal row of fastener cavities; an outer longitudinal row of member cavities adjacent said intermediate longitudinal row of fastener cavities; fasteners removably stored in said fastener cavities, wherein said fasteners are deployable from said fastener cavities during a firing stroke of the fastening instrument, and deployable tissue engaging members movably positioned in said member cavities, wherein said tissue engaging members are movable between an undeployed position and a deployed position to engage the tissue during the firing stroke of the fastening instrument.
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