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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2022
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Chester O. Baxter, III, Loveland, OH (US);
Michael J. Stokes, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Shannon L. Jones, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Gregory J. Bakos, Mason, OH (US);
Sudhir Patel, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jason L Harris, Lebanon, OH (US);
Laura S. Downing, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
An apparatus includes a first stapling assembly, a plurality of staples a plurality of staple drivers, and a second stapling assembly portion. The first stapling assembly portion has a deck surface defining a plurality of apertures. The staple drivers can drive the plurality of staples through the staple apertures of the deck surface. The second stapling assembly can couple with the first stapling assembly portion. The second stapling assembly portion has a section that overlies the deck surface. At least one of the first or second stapling assembly portions include a first support feature that inhibits deflection of the deck surface during stapling.