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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2024
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Nicholas Fanelli, Morrow, OH (US);
Gregory G. Scott, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Kevin M. Fiebig, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Scott A Jenkins, Mason, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
An apparatus includes a cartridge body, a deck, an elongate slot, a plurality of pockets, and a plurality of engagement protrusions. The plurality of engagement protrusions extend from the deck and are configured to grip tissue or an adjunct material. The plurality of engagement protrusions include a first engagement protrusion associated with the first pocket. The first engagement protrusion includes a first inwardly facing projection and a first planar surface. The first inwardly facing projection extends inwardly between a first longitudinal end and a first lateral side of the first pocket. The first planar surface extends substantially parallel to the deck. The first planar surface is defined by the first inwardly facing projection. The first planar surface defines a maximum height of the engagement protrusion relative to the deck. The first planar surface has a non-uniform area defined at least in part by the first inwardly facing projection.