Patent ID: 9675349
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A staple cartridge assembly for use in a surgical stapling instrument, the staple cartridge assembly defining a longitudinal axis and comprising: an outer wall spaced apart from and extending parallel to the longitudinal axis; a tissue contacting surface extending from the outer wall, the tissue contacting surface comprising: a first plurality of staple pushers having a first pusher height; a second plurality of staple pushers disposed closer to the outer wall than the first plurality of staple pushers and having a second pusher height shorter than the first pusher height; a first plurality of staples having a first unformed leg length, configured to be ejected by the first plurality of staple pushers to form a first plurality of completed surgical fasteners; and a second plurality of staples having a second unformed leg length longer than the first unformed leg length, configured to be ejected by the second plurality of staple pushers to form a second plurality of completed surgical fasteners.