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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2017
Ethicon Endo-surgery, Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Jason L. Harris, Lebanon, OH (US);
Jerome R. Morgan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Mark S. Zeiner, Mason, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
A staple cartridge is disclosed including a cartridge body including a longitudinal slot. A plurality of staple cavities are arranged in a plurality of rows. The plurality of rows includes a first row, a second row, and a third row positioned on a first side of the longitudinal slot. The first row includes a first staple obliquely-oriented relative to the longitudinal slot and is configured to rotate a first amount when stapled into tissue. The second row includes a second staple obliquely-oriented relative to the longitudinal slot and is configured to rotate a second amount when stapled into tissue. The third row includes a third staple obliquely-oriented relative to said longitudinal slot and is configured to rotate a third amount when stapled into tissue. The third amount is different than the first amount.