Patent ID: 11957344
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A staple cartridge for use with a surgical instrument, wherein the staple cartridge comprises:
a) a longitudinal slot;
b) a longitudinal row of obliquely-oriented inner staples positioned adjacent the longitudinal slot on a first side of the longitudinal slot, wherein each obliquely-oriented inner staple includes a distal end and a proximal end;
c) a longitudinal row of obliquely-oriented outer staples positioned on the first side of the longitudinal slot, wherein each obliquely-oriented outer staple includes a distal end and a proximal end; and
d) a longitudinal row of obliquely-oriented intermediate staples positioned on the first side of the longitudinal slot intermediate the longitudinal row of obliquely-oriented inner staples and the longitudinal row of obliquely-oriented outer staples,
wherein a first lateral spacing is defined between the distal end of a staple of the longitudinal row of obliquely-oriented inner staples and the distal end of a staple of the longitudinal row of obliquely-oriented outer staples, wherein a second lateral spacing is defined between the proximal end of the staple of the longitudinal row of obliquely-oriented outer staples and the proximal end of the staple of the longitudinal row of obliquely-oriented inner staples, wherein the first lateral spacing and the second lateral spacing are different, wherein the staple of the longitudinal row of obliquely-oriented inner staples and the staple of the longitudinal row of obliquely-oriented outer staples are aligned in a transverse direction orthogonal to a longitudinal axis defined by the longitudinal slot.