Patent ID: 8701958
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical stapler, comprising: a staple cartridge configured to removably store at least a first staple and a second staple; an anvil configured to deform said first staple and said second staple, wherein said first staple is movable between a first position and a second position, wherein said first position and said second position define a first axis, wherein said second staple is movable between a first position and a second position, wherein said first position and said second position of said second staple define a second axis, and wherein said first axis and said second axis define an angle therebetween; a cutting member having a cutting edge; a staple driver configured to move said first staple along said first axis and said second staple along said second axis; and a flexible drive bar configured to move said staple driver and said cutting member along a curved path between said first axis and said second axis.