Surgical stapling instruments including a cartridge having multiple staple sizes
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1. An apparatus for joining tubular tissue sections comprising:
- an anvil assembly including a radially stepped first tissue contacting surface defining fastener forming recesses; and
a cartridge assembly having a second tissue contacting surface complementary to the radially stepped first tissue contacting surface, the second tissue contacting surface defining a plurality of retention slots, each of the plurality of retention slots configured to receive a surgical fastener therein; and
a plurality of surgical fasteners, each of the plurality of surgical fasteners disposed in a respective one of the plurality of retention slots, wherein at least some of the plurality of surgical fasteners have different dimensions than others of the plurality of surgical fasteners.
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Abstract
A surgical stapling apparatus includes a staple cartridge and an anvil member. The staple cartridge includes a plurality of surgical fasteners disposed in rows of retention slots. The staple cartridge may have an annular or linear configuration of retention slots. The tissue contacting surface of the staple cartridge may be tapered or stepped. The anvil member has a tissue contacting surface that includes a number of pockets arranged for substantially aligning with the retention slots. In addition, the tissue contacting surface of the anvil member may complement the tissue contacting surface of the staple cartridge.
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1. An apparatus for joining tubular tissue sections comprising:
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an anvil assembly including a radially stepped first tissue contacting surface defining fastener forming recesses; and a cartridge assembly having a second tissue contacting surface complementary to the radially stepped first tissue contacting surface, the second tissue contacting surface defining a plurality of retention slots, each of the plurality of retention slots configured to receive a surgical fastener therein; and a plurality of surgical fasteners, each of the plurality of surgical fasteners disposed in a respective one of the plurality of retention slots, wherein at least some of the plurality of surgical fasteners have different dimensions than others of the plurality of surgical fasteners. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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