CPC A61B 17/07207 (2013.01) [A61B 2017/07264 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An apparatus comprising:
(a) a stapling assembly that includes first and second discrete staples spaced apart in non-contact relation, wherein each of the first and second discrete staples includes a first leg and a second leg; and
(b) an anvil that together with the stapling assembly is configured to clamp tissue of a patient, the anvil comprising:
(i) a first staple forming pocket configured to sequentially transition the first legs of the first and second discrete staples from a non-deformed state to a deformed state with the same firing stroke, and
(ii) a second staple forming pocket configured to transition the second legs of the first and second discrete staples from a non-deformed state to a deformed state with the same firing stroke.
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