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

Claim 14:
15. A stapling device for fastening tissue, the device comprising:
a housing coupled to an anvil, the housing containing:
a cartridge defining a plurality of slots distributed in a linear array, each slot containing a staple;
a pusher assembly having a plurality of pusher elements configured to simultaneously engage the plurality of staples to eject the staples from the cartridge as the pusher assembly moves towards the anvil, the pusher assembly further including a plurality of projections; and
an ejector assembly including a first plate and a second plate movable relative to each other, wherein the cartridge is disposed between the first plate and the second plate;

wherein movement of the first and second plates relative to each other engages the pusher elements of the pusher assembly to eject the staples.