Patent ID: 11864757
Assignee: LEXINGTON MEDICAL, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. A reloadable cartridge assembly, comprising:
a first elongated member including a staple cartridge configured to eject a number of staples when the reloadable cartridge assembly is in a clamped position; and
a second elongated member pivotally coupled to the first elongated member, wherein the second elongated member includes a number of pockets configured to receive and form the number of staples ejected from the staple cartridge, and wherein a furthest distal pocket of the number of pockets is less than 6 millimeters (mm) from a distal end of the second elongated member and a distal end of the first elongated member is greater than 9 millimeters (mm) from the distal end of the second elongated member in response to the reloadable cartridge assembly being in the clamped position, and wherein the distal end of the first elongated member is greater than 9 mm from the distal end of the second elongated member to push away adjacent tissue or an adjacent organ from the second elongated member to prevent at least one of: clamping, stapling, or cutting of the adjacent tissue or the adjacent organ.