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 |
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.
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