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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2013
Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
William B. Weisenburgh, II, Maineville, OH (US);
Christopher J. Hess, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jerome R. Morgan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A surgical staple cartridge comprising a first, a second and a third row of staple pockets located on a first side of a cartridge housing having staples therein. The first, the second and the third row of staple pockets are aligned parallel to a knife channel. A first staple driver is oriented to drive at least four staples from the staple pockets simultaneously. A second staple driver configured to eject a staple from the staple pockets and is positioned proximally with respect to the first staple driver. The second staple driver is configured to elect a different quantity of staples than the first staple driver.