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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2024
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Gregory J. Bakos, Mason, OH (US);
Brian D. Schings, Maineville, OH (US);
Nicholas Fanelli, Morrow, OH (US);
Jason Rector, Maineville, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A method of forming staples between opposing jaws of a stapling device, the method including positioning a set of guide surfaces over each of a plurality of staples loaded in openings of a staple cartridge of a first jaw of the opposing jaws of the stapling device, where each staple includes a crown with staple legs extending therefrom, and where ends of the staple legs opposite the crown exit through the openings. The method further including bending the ends of the staple legs with the guide surfaces, where the guide surfaces are further configured to cause the staple legs to continue bending as the staples exit the openings.