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Surgical staple and staple drive member

  • US 5,630,540 A
  • Filed: 05/24/1995
  • Issued: 05/20/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/24/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A cartridge assembly for a surgical stapler comprising:

  • a cartridge body defining a plurality of slots, each slot including therein a surgical staple having a bridge portion including at least two concave arcuate sections; and

    a plurality of staple drive members disposed within the cartridge body and positioned adjacent the staples, each of the staple drive members having at least one pusher element, each pusher element including a curvilinear support portion configured to engage at least a portion of the arcuate sections of the bridge of the staple for supporting the bridge portion of the staple, each of the pusher elements configured to eject the staples from the slots when acted upon by an actuating force.

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