US 11,696,762 B2
Surgical fastener applying apparatus
Christopher P. Penna, Guilford, CT (US); Justin Williams, Southbury, CT (US); Paul A. Scirica, Huntington, CT (US); and David Racenet, Killingworth, CT (US)
Assigned to COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed by Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed on Apr. 3, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/839,133.
Application 16/839,133 is a continuation of application No. 15/995,979, filed on Jun. 1, 2018, granted, now 10,639,040.
Application 15/995,979 is a continuation of application No. 14/623,009, filed on Feb. 16, 2015, granted, now 9,987,011, issued on Jun. 5, 2018.
Application 14/623,009 is a continuation of application No. 13/442,273, filed on Apr. 9, 2012, granted, now 8,998,061, issued on Apr. 7, 2015.
Application 13/442,273 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/207,653, filed on Aug. 11, 2011, granted, now 9,750,502, issued on Sep. 5, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/410,980, filed on Nov. 8, 2010.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/388,788, filed on Oct. 1, 2010.
Prior Publication US 2020/0229821 A1, Jul. 23, 2020
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/115 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/105 (2013.01) [A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 17/0644 (2013.01); A61B 17/1155 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07235 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07264 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A staple cartridge assembly comprising:
a housing;
an annular staple cartridge body configured to be coupled to a distal end portion of the housing, the staple cartridge body having a flat, tissue-oriented distal surface defining first and second annular rows of staple retaining slots configured for expelling surgical staples, wherein the first annular row of staple retaining slots includes a first staple retaining slot having a pair of opposed end portions and a middle portion interposed between the pair of opposed end portions, the second annular row of staple retaining slots including second and third staple retaining slots each having opposed first and second end portions, the first end portion of the second staple retaining slot being circumferentially spaced from and adjacent the second end portion of the third staple retaining slot, wherein the middle portion of the first staple retaining slot is radially aligned with a first gap defined between the first end portion of the second staple retaining slot and the second end portion of the third staple retaining slot, wherein at least the middle portion of the first staple retaining slot has a non-linear shape in a plane defined by the flat, tissue-oriented distal surface; and
a surgical staple configured for receipt in the first staple retaining slot, wherein the surgical staple has a backspan having a non-linear shape corresponding to the non-linear shape of the middle portion of the first staple retaining slot.