Disposable cartridge with drivers
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1. A surgical instrument cartridge comprising:
- a housing including a surface member and a pair of sidewalls spaced a distance apart from each other and connected to said surface member, wherein at least one of said sidewalls has at least one slot therethrough; and
at least one driver having a tab, said driver being movable with resect to said at least one sidewall such that said tab is movable within said at least one slot.
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Abstract
An improved surgical instrument cartridge and method for manufacturing thereof includes providing a cartridge comprising a housing including a surface member and a pair of sidewalls spaced a distance apart from each and connected to the surface member. At least one of the sidewalls has a plurality of slots arranged therein. The slotted sidewall is then deflected such that a plurality of drivers can be placed adjacent the deflected sidewall. Each driver has a tab extending laterally therefrom. The driver tab is inserted directly into the sidewall slot such that each tab is movably confined within each slot and the driver is movable with respect to the slotted sidewalls.
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25 Claims
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1. A surgical instrument cartridge comprising:
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a housing including a surface member and a pair of sidewalls spaced a distance apart from each other and connected to said surface member, wherein at least one of said sidewalls has at least one slot therethrough; and at least one driver having a tab, said driver being movable with resect to said at least one sidewall such that said tab is movable within said at least one slot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A surgical instrument cartridge comprising:
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a housing including a surface member and a pair of sidewalls spaced a distance apart from each other and connected to said surface member, wherein at least one sidewall is deflectable; and at least one driver having a tab, said driver being insertable into said cartridge upon deflection of said at least one sidewall. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for manufacturing a surgical instrument cartridge comprising:
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providing a cartridge comprising a housing including a surface member and a pair of sidewalls spaced a distance apart from each other and connected to said surface member, wherein at least one of said sidewalls has at least one slot therein; deflecting said at least one sidewall having said at least one slot; placing a driver having a tab adjacent said deflected at least one sidewall by inserting said tab into said slot such that said driver is movable with respect to said at least one sidewall and said tab is movably confined within said slot. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method for manufacturing a surgical instrument cartridge comprising:
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providing a cartridge comprising a housing including a surface member and a pair of sidewalls spaced a distance apart from each other and connected to said surface member wherein at least one of said sidewalls has a plurality of slots arranged therein; deflecting said at least one sidewall; placing a plurality of drivers wherein each driver has a tab adjacent said deflected at least one sidewall; and inserting said tab of each driver in each slot of said deflected at least one sidewall such that each driver is movable with respect to said at least one sidewall and each tab is movably confined within each slot. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A method for manufacturing a surgical instrument cartridge comprising:
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providing a cartridge comprising a housing including a surface member and a pair of sidewalls spaced a distance apart from each other and connected to said surface member, wherein at least one of said sidewalls has at least one slot therein; deflecting said at least one sidewall; and placing a driver having a tab into said housing at said at least one sidewall by inserting said tab into said at least one slot. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A method for manufacturing a surgical instrument cartridge comprising:
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providing a cartridge comprising a housing including a surface member and a pair of sidewalls spaced a distance apart from each other and connected to said surface member, wherein at least one sidewall is deflectable; and movably engaging a driver having a tab with said at least one sidewall by deflecting said at least one sidewall to position said driver adjacent said at least one sidewall. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A surgical instrument cartridge comprising:
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a housing including a surface member and a pair of sidewalls spaced a distance apart from each other and connected to said surface member wherein said sidewalls and said surface member define at least one cavity therebetween, said at least one cavity having a cavity width; and at least one driver having a driver width wherein said driver width is greater than said cavity width, and said driver being insertable into said cavity. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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