Patent ID: 11903584
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. An apparatus, comprising:
(a) a plurality of staples, wherein each staple of the plurality of staples comprises a crown, a first leg associated with a first end of the crown, and a second leg associated with a second end of the crown; and
(b) a staple housing body defining a plurality of staple openings, wherein each opening of the plurality of staple openings houses a respective staple of the plurality of staples, wherein the staple housing body comprises a recessed area and, in association with each staple opening of the plurality of staple openings:
(i) a first end wall extending above the recessed area and located at a first end of the staple opening, wherein the first end of the staple opening is nearer to the first leg than to the second leg of a respective staple,
(ii) a second end wall extending above the recessed area and located at a second end of the staple opening, wherein the second end of the staple opening is nearer to the second leg than to the first leg of the respective staple,
(iii) an intermediate wall attached to both the first end wall and the second end wall of the same staple opening, wherein the intermediate wall is shorter than both the first end wall and the second end wall, and
(iv) a connecting wall extending between the first end wall and the second end wall of an adjacent staple opening of the plurality of staple openings.