Patent ID: 11931036
Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 18:
19. A pusher configured to engage a surgical fastener, the pusher comprising:
a body portion including one single, uninterrupted fastener-contacting surface and a lower surface;
a first lateral extension extending from a first longitudinal position of the body portion in a first direction, an upper-most surface of the first lateral extension disposed at a first height relative to the lower surface of the body portion, a portion of the first lateral extension configured to be engaged by an actuation sled; and
a second lateral extension extending from the first longitudinal position of the body portion in a second direction, the second direction being opposite from the first direction, an upper-most surface of the second lateral extension disposed at a second height relative to the lower surface of the body portion, the second height being different from the first height.