Patent ID: 9364225
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A surgical instrument, comprising: an anvil including an anvil surface; and a cartridge adapted to connect to a jaw member of the surgical instrument including a first section having a first cartridge surface and a second section having a second cartridge surface, each of the first cartridge surface and the second cartridge surface including retention slots for retention of surgical fasteners therein, the first section and the second section individually installable in the cartridge such that in a first installed configuration, the first section is positionable on the cartridge proximal to the second section, and in a second installed configuration, the second section is positionable on the cartridge proximal to the first section, wherein the anvil and the cartridge define a first gap between the first cartridge surface and the anvil surface, and wherein the anvil and the cartridge define a second gap between the second cartridge surface and the anvil surface, the first gap different from the second gap.