Patent ID: 11918217
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 6:
7. A surgical stapling assembly, comprising:
a first jaw;
a second jaw movable relative to said first jaw;
a staple cartridge configured to be installed in one of said first jaw and said second jaw during a cartridge installation motion, wherein said staple cartridge comprises:
a plurality of staples removably stored therein; and
a sled configured to deploy said staples from said staple cartridge;

the other of the first jaw and the second saw comprising an anvil configured to deform said staples against a forming surface during a staple firing stroke;
a cartridge stop defining a cartridge stop distal extent, the cartridge stop distal extent defining a static stop surface relative to the forming surface of the anvil jaw, the static stop surface preventing insertion of the replaceable staple cartridge proximal of the cartridge stop distal extent during said cartridge installation motion; and
a distal firing actuator configured to deploy said staples from said staple cartridge by pushing said sled distally during said staple firing stroke, wherein said cartridge stop distal extent is distal to said distal firing actuator when said distal firing actuator is in an unfired position such that said cartridge stop prevents said staple cartridge from contacting said distal firing actuator during said cartridge installation motion.