Patent ID: 11911032
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. An end effector of a surgical instrument configurable in an open configuration and a clamped configuration, comprising:
(a) a jaw;
(b) a staple cartridge seatable in the jaw, comprising:
(i) a proximal end;
(ii) a distal end;
(iii) a deck extending between the proximal end and the distal end, wherein the deck is configured to support the tissue of a patient;
(iv) a longitudinal slot defined in the deck extending from the proximal end toward the distal end;
(v) staple cavities arranged in longitudinal rows;
(vi) staples removably stored in the staple cavities; and
(vii) a projection extending above the deck;

(c) retention features configured to releasably hold the staple cartridge in the jaw; and
(d) an anvil, comprising:
(i) staple forming surfaces configured to deform the staples when the staples are ejected from the staple cartridge during a staple firing stroke;
(ii) a proximal end;
(iii) a distal end; and
(v) a push surface at the proximal end, wherein the staple cartridge is movable within the jaw between a partially seated state in which the staples are misaligned relative to the respective staple forming surfaces, and a fully seated state in which the staples are aligned with the respective staple forming surfaces, wherein the push surface is sized and dimensioned to contact the projection when the end effector is in the clamped configuration with the staple cartridge in the partially seated state to move the staple cartridge within the jaw from the partially seated state to the fully seated state.