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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2021
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Joseph T. Eisinger, Northford, CT (US);
Jeremy G. Fidock, Hamden, CT (US);
Peter T. Collings, Shelton, CT (US);
Asa G. DeBlois, New Haven, CT (US);
Matthew T. Coralli, Berlin, CT (US);
Stephanie Logan, Branford, CT (US);
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A continuous strip of staples for use with a surgical stapling device includes an elongated stock of corrugated paper defining a plurality of channels therein. An inner facing side of each channel is configured to support a row of staples thereon and extending therealong and is configured to be slidingly received in a corresponding plurality of slots defined within a cartridge assembly of a stapling device for loading the staples therein. A plurality of indexing apertures is defined in the elongated stock and extends therealong. The plurality of indexing apertures is adapted to engage a staple deformation element of the cartridge assembly during retraction thereof to automatically reload one or more new rows of staples after actuation of the stapling device.