Patent ID: 11896219
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 10:
11. A fastener cartridge, comprising:
a body comprising a tissue-supporting deck, wherein fastener cavities are defined through the tissue-supporting deck in the body, and wherein the tissue-supporting deck comprises:
a tissue-facing side comprising a bumpy surface; and
an underside opposite the tissue-facing side, wherein the underside comprises a rutted surface;

fasteners removably positioned in the fastener cavities; and
drivers movably supporting the fasteners and configured to move through a portion of the fastener cavities to fired positions to eject the fasteners from the fastener cavities, wherein each driver comprises a base housed in the fastener cartridge and comprising surface contours configured to mate with the rutted surface on the underside of the tissue-supporting deck when each driver is in its fired position.