Patent ID: 8931679
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical stapler, comprising: an anvil assembly; a cartridge assembly, at least one of the anvil assembly and the cartridge assembly being pivotable relative to the other between an open position and a clamped position, the cartridge assembly including a first plurality of staples and a second plurality of staples; a drive bar being translatable through the cartridge assembly to eject the first plurality of staples from the cartridge assembly; at least one reload bar being translatable through the cartridge assembly independently of the drive bar to move the second plurality of staples within the cartridge assembly to a position for subsequent ejection from the cartridge assembly; and a fire and reload assembly including a coupler, the fire and reload assembly being transitionable between a firing mode and a reload mode, wherein, when the fire and reload assembly is in the firing mode the coupler is engaged to the drive bar and wherein, when the fire and reload assembly is in the reload mode, the coupler is engaged to the at least one reload bar.