Patent ID: 11957337
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. A surgical stapling assembly, comprising:
a cartridge body defining a longitudinal axis and comprising a deck, wherein cavities are defined in the cartridge body and form openings in the deck; and
fasteners removably positioned in the cavities;
wherein the cavities comprise:
inner cavities in an inner row on a first side of the cartridge body, wherein the inner cavities are oriented at an inner angle relative to the longitudinal axis, and wherein the inner cavities define an inside inner row boundary;
outer cavities in an outer row on the first side of the cartridge body, wherein the outer cavities are oriented at an outer angle relative to the longitudinal axis, and wherein the outer cavities define an outside outer row boundary; and
intermediate cavities in an intermediate row positioned intermediate the inner row and the outer row on the first side of the cartridge body, wherein the intermediate cavities are oriented at an intermediate angle relative to the longitudinal axis, and wherein the intermediate angle is greater than the inner angle and less than the outer angle; and

wherein the surgical stapling assembly further comprises a metal sled configured to translate along the longitudinal axis, and wherein the metal sled comprises:
an inner rail configured to move along an inner longitudinal axis laterally inward from the inside inner row boundary; and
an outer rail configured to move along an outer longitudinal axis intermediate the outside outer row boundary and the inside inner row boundary.