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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2023
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Jason L. Harris, Lebanon, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Chester O. Baxter, III, Loveland, OH (US);
Lawrence Crainich, Charlestown, NH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A stapling assembly comprising a cartridge body, a plurality of staples, a plurality of first staple drivers, and a second staple driver is disclosed. The cartridge body comprises a longitudinal slot defining a longitudinal slot axis and a plurality of staple cavities defined in the cartridge body. The plurality of staples comprises a first row of staples, a second row of staples, and a third row of staples. Each first staple driver of the plurality of first staple drivers comprises a first staple support, a second staple support, and a third staple support configured to eject a staple from the first, second, and third rows of staples, respectively. The second staple driver is configured to eject only two staples of the plurality of staples and comprises a fourth staple support and a fifth staple support, each configured to eject a staple of the only two staples.