SELECTIVELY ORIENTABLE IMPLANTABLE FASTENER CARTRIDGE
First Claim
1. A staple cartridge, comprising:
- a plurality of staples;
an implantable cartridge body, wherein said implantable cartridge body is comprised of a compressible material, wherein said plurality of staples are positioned within said compressible material, and wherein said implantable cartridge body comprises;
a first end, wherein said compressible material comprises a first thickness at said first end; and
a second end, wherein said compressible material comprises a second thickness at said second end, and wherein said first thickness is different than said second thickness; and
retention features configured to retain said implantable cartridge body in a staple cartridge channel in a first orientation in which said first end of said staple cartridge is positioned in a distal end of the staple cartridge channel and a second orientation in which said second end of said staple cartridge is positioned in the distal end of the staple cartridge channel.
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Abstract
A fastener cartridge can comprise a compressible, collapsible, and/or crushable cartridge body and fasteners embedded within the cartridge body which can be utilized to fasten tissue. In use, the fastener cartridge can be positioned in a first jaw of a surgical fastening device, wherein the first jaw can be positioned opposite a second jaw, or anvil. The anvil can be engaged with the fastener cartridge to compress, collapse, and/or crush the cartridge body and deform, or otherwise deploy, the fasteners contained therein. As the fasteners are deformed or deployed, the fasteners can capture at least a portion of the cartridge body therein along with at least a portion of the tissue being fastened. In various embodiments, the fastener cartridge and/or the first jaw can comprise retention features which can allow the fastener cartridge to be selectively inserted into the first jaw in a first orientation or a second orientation.
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20 Claims
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1. A staple cartridge, comprising:
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a plurality of staples; an implantable cartridge body, wherein said implantable cartridge body is comprised of a compressible material, wherein said plurality of staples are positioned within said compressible material, and wherein said implantable cartridge body comprises; a first end, wherein said compressible material comprises a first thickness at said first end; and a second end, wherein said compressible material comprises a second thickness at said second end, and wherein said first thickness is different than said second thickness; and retention features configured to retain said implantable cartridge body in a staple cartridge channel in a first orientation in which said first end of said staple cartridge is positioned in a distal end of the staple cartridge channel and a second orientation in which said second end of said staple cartridge is positioned in the distal end of the staple cartridge channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A staple cartridge, comprising:
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a plurality of staples; an implantable cartridge body, wherein said implantable cartridge body is comprised of a compressible material, wherein said plurality of staples are embedded in said compressible material, and wherein said implantable cartridge body comprises; a first end; a second end; a first side portion extending between said first end and said second end; a second side portion extending between said first end and said second end; and a center portion positioned intermediate said first side portion and said second side portion, wherein the thickness of said implantable cartridge body is thicker in said center portion than said first side portion and said second side portion; and retention features configured to retain said staple cartridge within a staple cartridge channel in; a first orientation in which said first end of said staple cartridge is positioned in a distal end of the staple cartridge channel; and a second orientation in which said second end of said staple cartridge is positioned in the distal end of the staple cartridge channel. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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Specification