US 12,349,904 B2
Staple cartridges comprising staple retention features
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US); Kevin M. Fiebig, Cincinnati, OH (US); Shane R. Adams, Lebanon, OH (US); and Nicholas J. Ross, Franklin, OH (US)
Assigned to Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed by Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed on Oct. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/379,832.
Prior Publication US 2025/0120716 A1, Apr. 17, 2025
Int. Cl. A61B 17/072 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/07207 (2013.01) [A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A staple cartridge for use with a surgical stapling instrument, wherein said staple cartridge comprises a cartridge body, comprising:
a longitudinal slot extending from a proximal end toward a distal end;
a deck defining a local deck area comprising:
a first staple cavity adjacent said longitudinal slot comprising a pair of first staple cavity ends and a pair of first staple cavity sides;
a second staple cavity laterally offset and longitudinally offset relative to said first staple cavity, wherein said second staple cavity comprises a pair of second staple cavity ends and a pair of second staple cavity sides;
a third staple cavity laterally offset and longitudinally offset relative to said second staple cavity, wherein said third staple cavity is laterally offset and longitudinally aligned relative to said first staple cavity, and wherein said third staple cavity comprises a pair of third staple cavity ends and a pair of third staple cavity sides;
a first projection extending from said deck, wherein said first projection surrounds a portion of said first staple cavity;
a second projection extending from said deck, wherein said second projection surrounds a portion of said second staple cavity, and wherein said first projection and said second projection are connected to one another above said deck;
a pair of third projections extending from said deck, wherein one said third projection surrounds a first portion of said third staple cavity, wherein another said third projection surrounds a second portion of said third staple cavity, wherein said second projection and one said third projection are connected to one another above said deck, wherein said first projection, said second projection, and said pair of third projections define a localized tissue-facing surface area above said deck, wherein a localized valley is defined on said deck between said first projection, said second projection, and said pair of third projections, wherein said localized valley comprises a localized valley area, and wherein said localized valley area is greater than said localized tissue-facing area.