Patent ID: 8403198
Filing Date: 2013-03-26
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical apparatus comprising a surgical fastening assembly including a first jaw and a second jaw, the first jaw having a longitudinal axis and including a plurality of fasteners, the second jaw including an anvil, the first jaw including a first movable member, an ejector, a second movable member, and a gap sensor having an opening configured to receive a driver for the second movable member when a preselected tissue gap is achieved, wherein the first movable member is movable along the longitudinal axis of the first jaw, the first movable member comprising a first sled having a camming surface, the ejector is movable by the first movable member transverse to the movement of the first movable member to eject a fastener from the first jaw, and the second movable member is movable into contact with a portion of the fastener ejected from the first jaw, the second movable member is actuated if a fastener height below a predetermined height is needed.