US 11,903,584 B2
Atraumatic stapling head features for circular surgical stapler
Christopher C. Miller, Loveland, OH (US); and Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US)
Assigned to Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed by Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed on May 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/826,373.
Application 17/826,373 is a continuation of application No. 17/459,056, filed on Aug. 27, 2021.
Application 17/459,056 is a continuation of application No. 16/117,600, filed on Aug. 30, 2018, granted, now 11,191,541, issued on Dec. 7, 2021.
Application 16/117,600 is a continuation of application No. 15/350,593, filed on Nov. 14, 2016, granted, now 10,542,981, issued on Jan. 28, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0354494 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/115 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 17/07207 (2013.01) [A61B 17/1155 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00734 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07214 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07221 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07257 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07278 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0811 (2016.02)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
(a) a plurality of staples;
(b) a plurality of staple drivers; and
(c) a staple housing body defining a plurality of staple openings, wherein each opening of the plurality of staple openings houses a respective staple of the plurality of staples and a respective staple driver of the plurality of staple drivers, wherein the staple housing body comprises, in association with each staple opening of the plurality of staple openings:
(i) a first proud wall located at a first end of the staple opening,
(ii) a second proud wall located at a second end of the staple opening,
(iii) an intermediate proud wall extending between the first end and the second end of the staple opening, wherein the intermediate proud wall is attached to both the first proud wall and the second proud wall, wherein the intermediate proud wall is shorter than both the first proud wall and the second proud wall, and
(iv) a connecting proud wall extending between the first proud wall and the second proud wall of a respective adjacent staple opening of the plurality of staple openings, wherein the connecting proud wall is shorter than each of the first proud wall and the second proud wall of the respective adjacent staple openings.