Staple cartridge including collapsible deck
First Claim
Patent Images
1. An end effector for a surgical stapling instrument including an anvil, said end effector comprising:
- a staple cartridge, comprising;
a deck comprising a deck surface and a plurality of apertures extending through said deck;
a plurality of staples, wherein each said staple comprises a base and at least two legs extending from said base, and wherein said legs at least partially extend into said apertures; and
a compressible tissue thickness compensator positioned above said deck surface, wherein said tissue thickness compensator comprises a tissue contacting surface and a deck contacting surface, and wherein said deck is movable relative to said tissue contacting surface; and
a staple cartridge support surface configured to support said bases of said staples, wherein said deck is configured to slide relative to said staple cartridge support surface as said legs are deformed by the anvil.
4 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A staple cartridge for use with a surgical stapler can comprise a cartridge deck and a plurality of staples at least partially positioned within the cartridge deck. In use, the staples can be supported by a first jaw of the surgical stapler and deformed by a second jaw. As the staples are being deformed, the cartridge deck can be pushed, or slid, downwardly relative to the staples.
-
Citations
19 Claims
-
1. An end effector for a surgical stapling instrument including an anvil, said end effector comprising:
-
a staple cartridge, comprising; a deck comprising a deck surface and a plurality of apertures extending through said deck; a plurality of staples, wherein each said staple comprises a base and at least two legs extending from said base, and wherein said legs at least partially extend into said apertures; and a compressible tissue thickness compensator positioned above said deck surface, wherein said tissue thickness compensator comprises a tissue contacting surface and a deck contacting surface, and wherein said deck is movable relative to said tissue contacting surface; and a staple cartridge support surface configured to support said bases of said staples, wherein said deck is configured to slide relative to said staple cartridge support surface as said legs are deformed by the anvil. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12)
-
-
7. An end effector for a surgical stapling instrument including an anvil, said end effector comprising:
-
a staple cartridge, comprising; a deck comprising a deck surface and a plurality of apertures extending through said deck, wherein each said aperture comprises a first end and a second end, wherein said deck comprises a plurality of first leg supports extending from said deck surface, wherein each said first leg support at least partially surrounds a said first end of a said aperture, wherein said deck comprises a plurality of second leg supports extending from said deck surface, and wherein each said second leg support at least partially surrounds a said second end of a said aperture; a plurality of staples, wherein each said staple comprises a base and at least two legs extending from said base, and wherein said legs at least partially extend into said apertures; and a compressible tissue thickness compensator positioned above said deck surface, wherein said tissue thickness compensator comprises a tissue contacting surface; and a staple cartridge support surface configured to support said bases of said staples, wherein said deck is configured to slide relative to said staple cartridge support surface as said legs are deformed by the anvil. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
-
-
13. A staple cartridge for use with a surgical stapler including an anvil, said staple cartridge comprising:
-
a deck comprising a deck surface and a plurality of apertures extending through said deck; a plurality of staples, wherein each said staple comprises a base and at least two legs extending from said base, wherein said legs at least partially extend into said apertures, and wherein said deck is slidable toward said bases between an unfired position and a fired position when said staple legs are deformed by the anvil of the surgical stapler; and a compressible tissue thickness compensator positioned above said deck surface, wherein said tissue thickness compensator comprises a tissue contacting surface, and wherein said deck is movable relative to said tissue thickness compensator. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
-
-
18. An end effector for use with a surgical stapling instrument comprising an anvil, said end effector comprising:
-
a staple cartridge, comprising; a deck comprising a deck surface and a plurality of apertures extending through said deck; a compressible tissue thickness compensator positioned above said deck surface, wherein said tissue thickness compensator comprises a tissue contacting surface, and wherein said deck is movable relative to said compressible tissue thickness compensator; a plurality of staples, wherein each said staple comprises a base and at least two legs extending from said base, wherein said legs at least partially extend into said apertures, and wherein said staples extend at least partially through said apertures into said tissue thickness compensator when said deck is in said unfired position; and a staple cartridge support surface configured to support said bases of said staples, wherein said deck is configured to slide relative to said staple cartridge support surface as said legs are deformed by the anvil. - View Dependent Claims (19)
-
Specification