Patent ID: 11918210
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A staple cartridge, comprising:
a cartridge body, comprising:
a deck and a bottom surface opposite the deck;
a plurality of staple cavities, wherein each staple cavity extends into the cartridge body from the deck to the bottom surface, wherein the plurality of staple cavities comprises a first staple cavity; and
a plurality of wells, wherein each well comprises a lowermost surface, and wherein each well extends into the cartridge body from the deck to the lowermost surface of the well, wherein the plurality of wells comprises a first well, wherein the first well forms a diamond-like shape in the deck, wherein the diamond-like shape at least partially surrounds the first staple cavity, and wherein the diamond-like shape comprises a first vertex pointing proximally and a second vertex pointing distally;

a plurality of staples removably positioned in the staple cavities; and
a tissue thickness compensator releasably secured to the cartridge body.