Patent ID: 11864760
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. A staple cartridge assembly, comprising:
a cartridge body, comprising:
a proximal end;
a distal end;
a deck;
a longitudinal slot extending from said proximal end toward said distal end, wherein said longitudinal slot divides said deck into a first side and a second side;
a plurality of staple cavities defined in said first side of said deck, wherein said staple cavities are arranged in:
an inner staple cavity row extending along said longitudinal slot;
an intermediate staple cavity row extending along said inner staple cavity row; and
an outer staple cavity row extending along said intermediate staple cavity row, wherein a proximal cluster of staple cavities is constituted of a proximal-most staple cavity in at least two of said inner row, said intermediate row, and said outer row;

a proximal cluster of staples removably stored in said proximal cluster of staple cavities; and
a proximal cluster of staple drivers configured to eject said proximal cluster of staples from said proximal cluster of staple cavities, wherein each said staple driver is configured to eject only one said staple from a said staple cavity, and wherein said staple drivers move independently of one another.