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Surgical fastener applying apparatus

  • US 9,987,011 B2
  • Filed: 02/16/2015
  • Issued: 06/05/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical stapler, comprising:

  • a tubular body portion;

    a cartridge assembly disposed at a distal end of the body portion for expelling annular arrays of staples, each of the staples of the annular arrays of staples having legs and a backspan that is curved or bent within a plane that is perpendicular to a plane defined by the legs, a length of each of the staples in an inner annular array of staples being shorter than a length of each of the staples in an outer annular array of staples, wherein at least one of the staples in the inner or outer annular array of staples has a bent or curved portion disposed between adjacent legs of adjacent staples in the other of the inner or outer annular array of staples; and

    an anvil member disposed at the distal end of the tubular body portion and positioned opposite the cartridge assembly to crimp the staples in tissue upon expulsion of the staples from the cartridge assembly, the anvil member having a corresponding annular array of staple forming buckets.

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