US 11,864,760 B2
Staple cartridges comprising driver arrangements
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US); and Jerome R. Morgan, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Assigned to Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed by Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed on Jan. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/582,137.
Application 17/582,137 is a continuation of application No. 16/587,452, filed on Sep. 30, 2019, granted, now 11,241,229.
Application 16/587,452 is a continuation of application No. 14/527,398, filed on Oct. 29, 2014, granted, now 11,141,153, issued on Oct. 12, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0354493 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/07207 (2013.01) [A61B 2017/07228 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07235 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07278 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A staple cartridge assembly, comprising:
a cartridge body, comprising:
a proximal end;
a distal end;
a deck;
a longitudinal slot extending from said proximal end toward said distal end, wherein said longitudinal slot divides said deck into a first side and a second side;
a plurality of staple cavities defined in said first side of said deck, wherein said staple cavities are arranged in:
an inner staple cavity row extending along said longitudinal slot;
an intermediate staple cavity row extending along said inner staple cavity row; and
an outer staple cavity row extending along said intermediate staple cavity row, wherein a distal cluster of four staple cavities is constituted of a distal-most staple cavity in said inner row, a distal-most staple cavity in said intermediate row, a distal-most staple cavity in said outer row, and another staple cavity in one of said inner row, said intermediate row, and said outer row;
a distal cluster of four staples removably stored in said distal cluster of staple cavities;
a first distal staple driver; and
a second distal staple driver, wherein said first distal staple driver and said second distal staple driver move independently of one another, and wherein said first staple driver and said second staple driver co-operatively eject said distal cluster of staples from said distal cluster of staple cavities.