Patent ID: 8833632
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical stapling instrument, comprising: a shaft, wherein said shaft comprises a displacing cam; a plurality of staple cartridges positioned within said shaft, wherein each said staple cartridge comprises: a trigger; a firing member; a first jaw comprising a channel configured to receive a said staple cartridge, wherein said first jaw comprises a plurality of staple drivers positioned within said channel, and wherein said firing member is configured to engage said staple drivers and move said staples between a first position and a second position; a second jaw comprising an anvil, wherein said staple legs are configured to contact said anvil when said staples are driven into said second position; a cartridge driver configured to sequentially advance said staple cartridges into said channel; and wherein said firing member is operably coupled with said trigger such that a firing motion can be transferred from said trigger to said firing member to move said firing member along a firing path, wherein said firing path comprises: