Taylor W. Aronhalt, Loveland, OH (US); Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US); Christopher J. Schall, Mason, OH (US); Joseph E. Young, Loveland, OH (US); Barry C. Worrell, Centerville, OH (US); Jerome R. Morgan, Cincinnati, OH (US); William B. Weisenburgh, II, Maineville, OH (US); Christopher J. Hess, Blue Ash, OH (US); and Emily A. Schellin, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Assigned to Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed by Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed on Jun. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/834,164.
Application 17/834,164 is a continuation of application No. 16/998,379, filed on Aug. 20, 2020, granted, now 11,478,238.
Application 16/998,379 is a continuation of application No. 15/972,344, filed on May 7, 2018, granted, now 10,751,040, issued on Aug. 25, 2020.
Application 15/972,344 is a continuation of application No. 14/592,132, filed on Jan. 8, 2015, granted, now 9,980,713, issued on May 29, 2018.
Application 14/592,132 is a continuation of application No. 13/181,774, filed on Jul. 13, 2011, granted, now 8,978,955, issued on Mar. 17, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/452,432, filed on Mar. 14, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2022/0330933 A1, Oct. 20, 2022
1. An anvil plate assembly for a surgical stapling instrument, wherein said anvil plate assembly comprises a plurality of anvil plate segments, wherein each said anvil plate segment comprises a plurality of staple-forming pockets, wherein said plurality of anvil plate segments are linked together by a plurality of flexible couplers to facilitate selective movement of said anvil plate assembly between a collapsed configuration wherein said anvil plate segments are linked together in an end-to-end orientation and an interlocked orientation wherein said anvil plate segments are interlocked to form an annular and planar anvil plate.
