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Surgical stapling instruments including a cartridge having multiple staples sizes

  • US 9,668,736 B2
  • Filed: 08/09/2016
  • Issued: 06/06/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical stapling instrument, comprising:

  • an anvil member including a tissue contacting surface;

    a staple cartridge having a surface defining first retention slots and second retention slots, a first plurality of staples having a first leg length being disposed in the first retention slots, and a second plurality of staples having a second leg length being disposed in the second retention slots, wherein the second leg length is different from the first leg length, the surface of the staple cartridge including a first tissue contacting surface and a second tissue contacting surface, wherein the first tissue contacting surface and the second tissue contacting surface define different gaps with the tissue contacting surface of the anvil member; and

    a first filler layer positioned on the surface of the staple cartridge.

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