Patent ID: 11950778
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 6:
7. A stapling device for fastening tissue, the device comprising:
a housing coupled to an anvil, the housing containing:
a cartridge configured to hold a plurality of staples in a linear array;
a pusher assembly having a plurality of projections and a plurality of pusher elements configured to simultaneously engage an end of each staple of the plurality of staples; and
an ejector assembly coupled to the pusher assembly, the ejector assembly including a first part and a second part each defining a plurality of slots, and each slot receiving a corresponding projection of the pusher assembly,

wherein moving the first part relative to the second part of the ejector assembly causes the plurality of projections to move within the corresponding slots and causes the pusher elements to move towards the anvil.