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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2024
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, New Vienna, OH (US);
Nicholas Fanelli, Morrow, OH (US);
Kevin M. Fiebig, Cincinnati, OH (US);
John P. May, Mason, OH (US);
Nicholas A. Wilson, Montgomery, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A sled () for a surgical stapler, the sled including: a base, a plurality of rails, a first detent, and a second detent. The base being configured to translate distally relative to a jaw of the surgical stapler through a firing stroke to eject a plurality of staples into tissue. The plurality of rails () extending upwardly from the base and configured to guide distal translation of the sled within the jaw through the firing stroke. The first sled detent (A,B,) positioned on a lateral half of the sled. The second sled detent (A,B,) positioned on the lateral half of the sled. Wherein each of the first and second sled detents is configured to independently inhibit the sled from translating distally relative to the jaw prior to the firing stroke.