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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2007
Christopher J. Hess, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Lawrence E. Wells, Jr., Cincinnati, OH (US);
William B. Weisenburgh, Ii, Maineville, OH (US);
Christopher J. Hess, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Lawrence E. Wells, Jr., Cincinnati, OH (US);
William B. Weisenburgh, II, Maineville, OH (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A staple cartridge including first and second staple cavities therein where the first cavity can define a first axis and the second cavity can define a second axis. In various embodiments, the first axis can be transverse to the second axis. In one embodiment, the first and second cavities can extend in directions which are not parallel to each other. In various embodiments, staples deployed from such first and second staple cavities can produce a staple pattern which can better constrict blood vessels in soft tissue and reduce blood flow therethrough.