Patent ID: 7942300
Filing Date: 2011-05-17
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical fastener applying apparatus comprising: an anvil half-section having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion including an anvil which defines a fastener forming surface against which surgical fasteners are driven, the anvil half-section including mounting bosses extending from lateral sides thereof; and a cartridge receiving half-section having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, the cartridge receiving half-section being configured and adapted to releasably mate with the anvil half-section, the cartridge receiving half-section including a pair of uprights, each upright including a slot formed through an upper edge thereof for permitting receipt of the mounting bosses of the anvil half-section, the surgical fastener applying apparatus having an assembled configuration wherein the anvil half-section and the cartridge receiving half-section are positioned in juxtaposed alignment with each other, the anvil half-section and the cartridge receiving half-section being relatively movable from an unclamped position to a fully clamped position to clamp tissue therebetween, the cartridge receiving half-section including: