Patent ID: 11903582
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A fastener assembly, comprising:
a fastener cartridge, comprising:
a cartridge body comprising an alignment surface and a lug; and
fasteners removably positioned in the cartridge body;

a channel dimensioned to receive the fastener cartridge, wherein the channel comprises a sidewall, comprising:
a notch dimensioned to receive the lug, wherein the notch comprises a proximal surface and a distal surface, wherein the lug is dimensioned to fit between the proximal surface and the distal surface, and wherein the proximal surface and the distal surface are non-parallel; and
a longitudinal stop, wherein the notch is aligned with the lug on the cartridge body when the alignment surface is leveraged against the longitudinal stop; and

a spring, wherein the distal surface comprises a ramped surface, wherein the lug comprises a ramped distal end, and wherein the spring is configured to bias the ramped distal end into mating contact with the ramped surface upon installation of the fastener cartridge into the channel.