Patent ID: 11963678
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 7:
8. A staple cartridge for use with an anvil, comprising:
a cartridge body, comprising:
a stepped deck defining a first tissue-contacting surface and a second tissue-contacting surface;
a longitudinal slot;
first staple cavities defined in said first tissue-contacting surface, wherein said first staple cavities define a first row adjacent to said longitudinal slot; and
second staple cavities defined in said second tissue-contacting surface, wherein said second staple cavities are laterally offset from said first staple cavities and wherein said second staple cavities define a second row adjacent to said first row;

staples removably stored in said first staple cavities and said second staple cavities;
first projections at least partially surrounding said first staple cavities, wherein said first projections comprise a first height from said first tissue-contacting surface; and
second projections at least partially surrounding said second staple cavities, wherein said second projections comprise a second height from said second tissue-contacting surface, wherein said second height is different than said first height.