Patent ID: 11957343
Assignee: C. R. BARD, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. A surgical instrument comprising:
a fastener carrier extending distally from a handle of a surgical instrument, the fastener carrier movable between a non-articulated configuration and a fully articulated configuration; and
a plurality of fasteners provided on the fastener carrier, wherein each fastener comprises:
a head;
a shaft extending distally from the head;
a through bore extending through the shaft from a proximal surface of the head to a distal portion of the shaft, wherein the fastener carrier is slidably received in the through bore; and
a recess formed in the proximal surface of the head and radially offset from a central axis of the through bore, and wherein the recess is constructed and arranged to receive a distal tip of an adjacent fastener.