Patent ID: 8448832
Filing Date: 2013-05-28
Classification: A61B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A surgical fastener applying apparatus, comprising: a first jaw including a cartridge body housing a plurality of surgical fasteners including: a second jaw connected to the first jaw such that the first and second jaws are repositionable between unapproximated and approximated positions, the second jaw including a tissue contacting surface having a plurality of listener forming pockets formed therein, each of the fastener forming pockets being configured and dimensioned to receive and form a surgical fastener upon ejection from the cartridge body, wherein the plurality of first surgical fasteners being arranged in a first pair of rows spaced laterally outward of a central longitudinal axis of the cartridge body, and the plurality of second surgical fasteners being arranged in a second pair of rows spaced laterally outward of the first pair of rows, the first height being greater than the second height such that the first compressive force is greater than the second compressive force.