Patent ID: 9138226
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A staple cartridge assembly, comprising: a cartridge housing having a plurality of staple retention slots; a plurality of staples disposed in the retention slots; a plurality of staple pushers disposed along a longitudinal axis of the cartridge housing, wherein each staple pusher is movable between a first position and a second position, each staple pusher including a first base portion, a second base portion, and a plurality of pusher plates, the first base portion being laterally and longitudinally spaced from the second base portion, the first base portion being longitudinally fixed from movement with respect to the second base portion; and an actuation sled disposed in the cartridge housing and longitudinally translatable therethrough, the actuation sled including at least a first cam wedge and a second cam wedge arranged to engage the first base portion and the second base portion of the pushers, the first cam wedge being laterally and longitudinally spaced apart from the second cam wedge.