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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2018
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Katherine J. Schmid, Loveland, OH (US);
Jerome R. Morgan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Donna L. Korvick, San Antonio, TX (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A staple cartridge comprising a cartridge deck, a firing member, and a longitudinal slot within the staple cartridge and configured to receive the firing member is disclosed. The firing member moves within the staple cartridge during a firing stroke. The staple cartridge further comprises staple cavities defined in the deck, staples removably stored in the staple cavities, staple drivers configured to support the staples within the staple cavities, and a firing drive comprising a plurality of ramps configured to engage the staple drivers and a cutting edge. The staple cartridge further comprises a tissue thickness compensator configured on the cartridge deck. The tissue thickness compensator comprises protrusions extending upwardly from the tissue thickness compensator in areas which overlay the staple cavities.