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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2021
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Jeffrey S. Swayze, West Chester, OH (US);
Joseph C. Hueil, Loveland, OH (US);
Jerome R. Morgan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
An end effector for a surgical fastening instrument is disclosed. The end effector comprises a frame, a first jaw, and a second iaw. The first iaw comprises a cartridge body, a plurality of fastener cavities defined in the cartridge body, an arcuate row of first fasteners removably stored in the cartridge body, and an arcuate row of second fasteners removably stored in the cartridge body. The second jaw comprises an arcuate anvil configured to deform the first fasteners to a first fired height and the second fasteners to a second fired height. The first fired height is different than the second fired height. The end effector further comprises first fastener-supporting surfaces configured to advance the first fasteners toward the arcuate anvil during a fastener firing stroke and second fastener-supporting surfaces configured to advance the second fasteners toward the arcuate anvil during the fastener firing stroke.