Patent ID: 11944304
Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 12:
13. A double pusher for use with a loading unit of a surgical instrument, the double pusher comprising:
a bottom-most surface;
a first body portion including a first upper surface configured to engage a first fastener and a first ramp configured to be engaged by a first angled wedge of an actuation sled, the first ramp defining a first longitudinal axis, the first upper surface defining an acute angle with respect to the first longitudinal axis, the first ramp disposed between and in contact with a first side wall of the first body portion and a second side wall of the first body portion, a proximal-most end of the first side wall and a proximal-most end of the second side wall each extend closer to the bottom-most surface than a proximal-most end of the first ramp;
a second body portion including a second upper surface configured to engage a second fastener and a second ramp configured to be engaged by a second angled wedge of the actuation sled, the second ramp being spaced from and parallel to the first longitudinal axis, the second upper surface being parallel to the first upper surface; and
a bridge interconnecting the first body portion and the second body portion.