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

Claim 0:
1. A fastener cartridge, comprising:
a body comprising a tissue-supporting deck, wherein fastener cavities are defined through the tissue-supporting deck in the body, wherein the fastener cavities comprise a first cavity, and wherein the tissue-supporting deck comprises:
a tissue-facing side; and
an underside opposite the tissue-facing side, wherein the underside comprises an underside surface contour adjacent to the first cavity;

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 the drivers comprise a first driver, comprising:
a support column comprising a fastener cradle; and
a base extending laterally from the support column, wherein the base comprises a top surface contour configured to mate with the underside surface contour when the first driver is in the fired position.