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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2022
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Gregory J. Bakos, Mason, OH (US);
Christopher Q. Seow, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jason M. Rector, Maineville, OH (US);
Mark S. Zeiner, Mason, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A surgical instrument includes an end effector including a first jaw having a plurality of pockets and a second jaw. The first and second jaws are operable to clamp tissue therebetween. The surgical instrument also includes a stapling assembly supported by the second jaw of the end effector. The stapling assembly includes a deck, a plurality of staple openings extending through the deck, and a plurality of staples slidably housed within corresponding staple openings. Each staple has a respective pair of legs configured to be driven into contact with a corresponding pocket. The surgical instrument further includes a plurality of staple leg constraints. Each staple leg constraint is aligned with and extends at least partially across a corresponding staple opening for guiding a respective leg of the corresponding staple toward the corresponding pocket.