US 12,349,901 B2
Staple cartridge comprising formation support features
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US); Taylor W. Aronhalt, Loveland, OH (US); Jordan B. Wong, Cincinnati, OH (US); Shane R. Adams, Lebanon, OH (US); and Mark S. Zeiner, Mason, OH (US)
Assigned to Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed by Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed on Oct. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/489,669.
Application 18/489,669 is a continuation of application No. 17/246,019, filed on Apr. 30, 2021, granted, now 11,826,043.
Prior Publication US 2024/0041453 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/072 (2013.01) [A61B 17/0686 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07257 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A staple cartridge for use with a surgical stapling instrument including an upper jaw and a lower jaw, the staple cartridge being in the lower jaw, wherein the staple cartridge comprises:
a cartridge body, comprising:
a proximal end;
a distal end;
a deck extending between the proximal end and the distal end; and
a staple cavity comprising an opening in the deck, the staple cavity defined by, and disposed between, opposing walls comprising a first cam and a second cam, wherein the first cam and the second cam comprise a protrusion of the opposing walls extending inwardly into the staple cavity;
a sled positioned within the cartridge body, wherein the sled is movable from a proximal position to a distal position during a firing stroke; and
a staple positioned in the staple cavity, wherein the staple is movable from an unfired position to a fired position during the firing stroke, wherein the staple comprises a first leg and a second leg, wherein each of the first leg and the second leg includes a portion thereof that engages the first cam and the second cam, respectively, as the staple is moved into the fired position.