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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2021
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Jason L. Harris, Lebanon, OH (US);
Mark S. Zeiner, Mason, OH (US);
Janna B. Volz, West Chester, OH (US);
Nichole Y. Kwee, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A staple cartridge for use with a surgical instrument, the staple cartridge including: a longitudinal slot; a longitudinal row of obliquely-oriented inner staples positioned adjacent the longitudinal slot; a longitudinal row of obliquely-oriented outer staples; and a longitudinal row of obliquely-oriented intermediate staples. The longitudinal row of obliquely-oriented intermediate staples being positioned on the first side of the longitudinal slot intermediate the longitudinal row of obliquely-oriented inner staples and the longitudinal row of obliquely-oriented outer staples. The first lateral spacing being defined between the distal end of a staple of the longitudinal row of obliquely-oriented inner staples and the distal end of a staple of the longitudinal row of obliquely-oriented outer staples. A second lateral spacing being defined between the proximal end of a staple of the longitudinal row of obliquely-oriented outer staples and the proximal end of a staple of the longitudinal row of obliquely-oriented inner staples.