Patent ID: 11957337
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. A surgical stapling assembly, comprising:
a cartridge body defining a longitudinal axis and comprising a deck, wherein cavities are defined in the cartridge body and form a pattern of openings in the deck;
a metal sled, comprising:
an inner rail on a first side of the cartridge body; and
an outer rail on the first side of the cartridge body;

fasteners removably positioned in the cavities; and
triple drivers movably supporting the fasteners;
wherein the pattern of openings comprise openings on the first side of the cartridge body, and
wherein the openings on the first side of the cartridge body comprise:
first openings each defining a first proximal-to-distal axis oriented parallel to the longitudinal axis;
second openings each defining a second proximal-to-distal axis obliquely-oriented relative to the longitudinal axis;
wherein the cartridge body further comprises a knife slot, and wherein the first openings are positioned in a first row of openings adjacent to the knife slot, and wherein the second openings are arranged in a second row of openings; and
third openings each defining a third proximal-to-distal axis obliquely-oriented relative to the longitudinal axis, wherein the third openings are positioned in a third row of openings, wherein the third row of openings is between the first row of openings and the second row of openings, and wherein the third openings are nested between the first openings and the second openings,
wherein the inner rail is configured to move along an inner axis laterally offset from the first and third openings on the first side of the cartridge body, and wherein the outer rail is configured to move along an outer axis laterally aligned with the second openings on the first side of the cartridge body.