Patent ID: 11911027
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 15:
16. A surgical stapling assembly, comprising:
a staple cartridge, comprising:
a cartridge body comprising a plurality of staple cavities;
a plurality of staples removably stored within the plurality of staple cavities;
a plurality of staple drivers configured to push the plurality of staples from the plurality of staple cavities; and
a sled, comprising ramps configured to engage the plurality of staple drivers during a firing stroke and a nose, wherein the nose extends distally relative to the ramps; and

an anvil movable relative to the staple cartridge, wherein the anvil comprises at least one staple forming pocket; and
an adjunct releasably attached to at least one of the cartridge body or the anvil by an attachment portion, wherein the nose is configured to cause the attachment portion to selectively release the adjunct from said cartridge body or said anvil.