Variable compression surgical fastener cartridge
First Claim
1. A non-reloadable surgical fastener cartridge comprising:
- a cartridge body including a tissue contacting surface, the tissue contacting surface including a plurality of fastener retention slots and a knife slot;
a plurality of surgical fasteners disposed in the plurality of fastener retention slots, each surgical fastener having a first end that is closer to the knife slot than a second end;
a plurality of pushers operably associated with the plurality of surgical fasteners, each pusher configured for ejecting an associated surgical fastener towards a depression in an anvil, each of the pushers has a corresponding surgical fastener and first and second sidewalls, the first sidewall having a height larger than a height of the second sidewall such that, upon formation, the first end of the corresponding surgical fastener is smaller in height than the second end of the corresponding surgical fastener; and
an actuation mechanism operably associated with the plurality of pushers.
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Abstract
A non-reloadable surgical fastener cartridge is provided. The non-reloadable surgical fastener cartridge includes a cartridge body that includes a tissue contacting surface that includes a plurality of fastener retention slots. A plurality of surgical fasteners is disposed in the plurality of fastener retention slots. Each surgical fastener includes first and second legs of different lengths. A plurality of pushers is operably associated with the plurality of surgical fasteners. One or more of the pushers is configured such that, upon formation of a corresponding surgical fastener, a first area defined by the first leg is smaller than a second area defined by the second leg. The non-reloadable surgical fastener cartridge also includes an actuation mechanism operably associated with the plurality of pushers.
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7 Claims
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1. A non-reloadable surgical fastener cartridge comprising:
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a cartridge body including a tissue contacting surface, the tissue contacting surface including a plurality of fastener retention slots and a knife slot; a plurality of surgical fasteners disposed in the plurality of fastener retention slots, each surgical fastener having a first end that is closer to the knife slot than a second end; a plurality of pushers operably associated with the plurality of surgical fasteners, each pusher configured for ejecting an associated surgical fastener towards a depression in an anvil, each of the pushers has a corresponding surgical fastener and first and second sidewalls, the first sidewall having a height larger than a height of the second sidewall such that, upon formation, the first end of the corresponding surgical fastener is smaller in height than the second end of the corresponding surgical fastener; and an actuation mechanism operably associated with the plurality of pushers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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