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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 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 staple cartridge including: a proximal end; a distal end; a tissue supporting deck; a staple cavity defined in the deck and configured to hold a staple; a set of guide surfaces disposed adjacent the staple cavity; a driver configured to drive the staple out of the staple cavity; and a sled movable from the proximal end to the distal end of the staple cartridge during a firing stroke to lift the driver. A subset of the set of guide surfaces are movable relative to a remaining set of the set of guide surfaces in response to movement of a movable cartridge component during the firing stroke. The subset of the set of guide surfaces are configured to curl the staple during the firing stroke.