A staple cartridge assembly for use with a surgical stapling instrument, the staple cartridge assembly comprising: a plurality of surgical staples supported in a spaced relation to each other, each of the plurality of surgical staples including: a first leg having a first end portion and a second end portion; a second leg having a first end portion and a second end portion; and a backspan including: a first portion having a looped member, the looped member including a first end portion and a second end portion; a second portion extending between the first end portion of the first leg and the first end portion of the looped member; and a third portion extending between the first end portion of the second leg and the second end portion of the looped member; a staple cartridge having a plurality of staple pockets disposed in rows and skewingly positioned relative to a longitudinal axis ("A-A") of the staple cartridge, wherein each of the plurality of staple pockets is configured to receive at least one of the plurality of surgical staples such that the first leg and the second leg of each of the plurality of surgical staples is longitudinally aligned relative to the first leg and the second leg of each of the other plurality of surgical staples of a same row; and a plurality of pushers, each of the plurality of pushers associated with a respective one of the plurality of staple pockets and each of the plurality of pushers configured to advance one of the plurality of surgical staples from the respective one of the plurality of staple pockets, the staple cartridge assembly further including a carrier having an elongated support channel, the elongated support channel being dimensioned and configured to receive the staple cartridge, characterized by the staple cartridge assembly further including a pair of elastic or resilient members (1316a, 1316b) that are configured and dimensioned to apply and maintain a constant compressive force to the tissue ("T") positionable between the staple cartridge assembly and an anvil assembly. a plurality of surgical staples supported in a spaced relation to each other, each of the plurality of surgical staples including: a first leg having a first end portion and a second end portion; a second leg having a first end portion and a second end portion; and a backspan including: a first portion having a looped member, the looped member including a first end portion and a second end portion; a second portion extending between the first end portion of the first leg and the first end portion of the looped member; and a third portion extending between the first end portion of the second leg and the second end portion of the looped member; a second leg having a first end portion and a second end portion; and a backspan including: a first portion having a looped member, the looped member including a first end portion and a second end portion; a second portion extending between the first end portion of the first leg and the first end portion of the looped member; and a third portion extending between the first end portion of the second leg and the second end portion of the looped member; a first portion having a looped member, the looped member including a first end portion and a second end portion; a second portion extending between the first end portion of the first leg and the first end portion of the looped member; and a third portion extending between the first end portion of the second leg and the second end portion of the looped member; a staple cartridge having a plurality of staple pockets disposed in rows and skewingly positioned relative to a longitudinal axis ("A-A") of the staple cartridge, wherein each of the plurality of staple pockets is configured to receive at least one of the plurality of surgical staples such that the first leg and the second leg of each of the plurality of surgical staples is longitudinally aligned relative to the first leg and the second leg of each of the other plurality of surgical staples of a same row; and a plurality of pushers, each of the plurality of pushers associated with a respective one of the plurality of staple pockets and each of the plurality of pushers configured to advance one of the plurality of surgical staples from the respective one of the plurality of staple pockets, the staple cartridge assembly further including a carrier having an elongated support channel, the elongated support channel being dimensioned and configured to receive the staple cartridge, characterized by the staple cartridge assembly further including a pair of elastic or resilient members (1316a, 1316b) that are configured and dimensioned to apply and maintain a constant compressive force to the tissue ("T") positionable between the staple cartridge assembly and an anvil assembly.