Patent ID: 11963678
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A staple cartridge for use with an anvil, comprising:
a cartridge body, comprising:
a deck defining a first stepped tissue-contacting surface and a second stepped tissue-contacting surface;
a longitudinal slot;
first staple cavities defined in said first stepped tissue-contacting surface, wherein said first staple cavities are arranged in a first row adjacent to said longitudinal slot; and
second staple cavities defined in said second stepped tissue-contacting surface, wherein said second staple cavities are laterally offset from said first staple cavities, and wherein said second staple cavities are arranged in a second row adjacent to said first row;

staples removably stored in said first staple cavities and said second staple cavities;
first extensions at least partially surrounding said first staple cavities, wherein said first extensions comprise a first height from said first stepped tissue-contacting surface; and
second extensions at least partially surrounding said second staple cavities, wherein said second extensions comprise a second height from said second stepped tissue-contacting surface, wherein said second height is different than said first height.