Patent ID: 11896219
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 17:
18. A fastener cartridge, comprising:
a body comprising a tissue-supporting deck, wherein fastener cavities are defined through the tissue-supporting deck in the body, and wherein the tissue-supporting deck comprises:
a tissue-facing side comprising an arrangement of protrusions; and
a contoured underside opposite the tissue-facing side;

fasteners removably positioned in the fastener cavities; and
drivers movably supporting the fasteners and configured to move through a portion of the fastener cavities to fired positions to eject the fasteners from the fastener cavities, wherein each driver comprises:
a first support column comprising a first fastener cradle defining a first longitudinal axis;
a second support column comprising a second fastener cradle defining a second longitudinal axis; and
a bridge connecting the first support column and the second support column within the body, wherein at least one bridge comprises a tissue-facing surface comprising a diagonal surface traversing and asymmetric relative to a longitudinal centerline equidistant between the first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis.