Patent ID: 11896232
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A surgical instrument comprising:
(a) a stapling assembly including:
(i) a housing extending distally along a central axis,
(ii) a deck member including a deck surface having an annular array of staple openings configured to receive a plurality of staples, and
(iii) a knife member disposed within the housing, wherein a distal end of the knife member includes a cutting edge; and

(b) an anvil configured to selectively couple with the stapling assembly to compress, staple, and cut tissue, wherein the anvil includes:
(i) an anvil surface including a plurality of staple forming pockets configured to form the staples,
(ii) an annular recess positioned radially inwardly of the anvil surface, and
(iii) a breakable member positioned within the annular recess and having a proximal face, wherein the cutting edge of the knife member is configured to cut through the tissue and the proximal face when the surgical instrument is fired,
wherein the proximal face includes a tissue gripping feature that extends toward the deck surface and is configured to stabilize the tissue in a radial direction of the anvil during firing.