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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2023
Applicant:
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Inventors:
Kevin M. Fiebig, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Nicholas Fanelli, Morrow, OH (US);
Jeffery D. Bruns, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, Iv, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Adam D. Hensel, Gahanna, OH (US);
Seth D. Holdmeyer, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/072 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical instrument comprising a staple cartridge including a cartridge body, staples removably stored in the cartridge body, and staple drivers movable within the cartridge body to eject, or deploy, the staples from the cartridge body is disclosed herein. The staple drivers and the cartridge body comprise control surfaces that promote the efficient deployment of the staples from the cartridge body.