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

Claim 0:
1. A surgical stapler, comprising:
a staple cartridge, comprising:
a cartridge body comprising a plurality of staple cavities;
a plurality of staples positioned within said 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 said nose extends distally relative to the ramps;

an anvil configured for a facing relationship with said cartridge body, said anvil comprising at least one staple forming pocket; and
a tissue thickness compensator releasably attached to at least one of said cartridge body or said anvil by an attachment portion, wherein the nose is configured to cause the attachment portion to selectively release the tissue thickness compensator from said cartridge body or said anvil.