US 11,701,114 B2
Staple cartridge
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US); Lauren S. Weaner, West Chester, OH (US); Jerome R. Morgan, Cincinnati, OH (US); Michael J. Vendely, Lebanon, OH (US); Taylor W. Aronhalt, Loveland, OH (US); Chester O. Baxter, III, Loveland, 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 Jun. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/361,806.
Application 17/361,806 is a continuation of application No. 16/441,564, filed on Jun. 14, 2019, granted, now 11,185,325.
Application 16/441,564 is a continuation of application No. 16/105,387, filed on Aug. 20, 2018, granted, now 10,905,418, issued on Feb. 2, 2021.
Application 16/105,387 is a continuation of application No. 14/587,192, filed on Dec. 31, 2014, granted, now 10,052,104, issued on Aug. 21, 2018.
Application 14/587,192 is a continuation of application No. 14/516,277, filed on Oct. 16, 2014, granted, now 9,924,944, issued on Mar. 27, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0393260 A1, Dec. 23, 2021
Int. Cl. A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/072 (2013.01) [A61B 17/0684 (2013.01); A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 17/07292 (2013.01); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07214 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07228 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2927 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A staple cartridge, comprising
a cartridge body, comprising:
a longitudinal slot;
a tissue-contacting deck;
a bottom surface opposite the tissue-contacting deck;
a plurality of wells defined in the tissue-contacting deck, wherein each well comprises:
a lowermost surface, wherein each well extends into the cartridge body from the tissue-contacting deck to the lowermost surface of the well;
a staple cavity defined in the lowermost surface of the well, wherein each staple cavity comprises a staple removably positioned therein; and
a wall comprising at least one wall portion aligned with a corresponding wall portion of said staple cavity.