CPC A61B 17/07207 (2013.01) [A61B 17/0644 (2013.01); A61B 17/0682 (2013.01); A61B 17/072 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 90/03 (2016.02); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00017 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00039 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00473 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00734 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00991 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0641 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0725 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07214 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07221 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07228 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07235 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07242 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07264 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07278 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2927 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2933 (2013.01); A61B 2090/032 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0808 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0811 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0814 (2016.02)] | 17 Claims |
15. A method for operating a surgical stapler, comprising:
installing a surgical staple cartridge into a channel of the surgical stapler when an anvil of the surgical stapler is in an open position;
abutting a target tissue against fixed tissue stops protruding from the anvil and movable tissue stops protruding out of the surgical staple cartridge, wherein each movable tissue stop comprises a first portion and a second portion, wherein each first portion and each second portion is movable relative to each other between an expanded orientation and a collapsed orientation;
moving the anvil to a closed position to clamp the target tissue between the anvil and the surgical staple cartridge such that movable tissue stops are moved to the collapsed orientation; and
actuating the surgical stapler to drive surgical staples stored in the surgical staple cartridge through the target tissue and into forming contact with the anvil.
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