Patent ID: 7922056

Claim:
A staple cartridge comprising: a staple containing portion for containing a number of staples; and a chip containing portion for containing a chip of a cut staple leg, wherein the staple containing portion and the chip containing portion are formed integrally so that the chip containing portion is arranged at a position opposed to a cutter unit of a stapler, and wherein the chip containing portion formed integrally with the staple containing portion is adapted to mount attachably and detachably towards and away from the position opposed to the cutter unit of the stapler, such that when the number of staples in the staple containing portion is depleted and the staple containing portion is detached with the integrally formed chip containing portion away from the cutter unit of the stapler, the cut staple leg in the chip containing portion is removed simultaneously with the staple containing portion from the position opposed to the cutter unit.