Patent ID: 7954686

Claim:
A surgical stapler, comprising: a handle; a staple cartridge channel configured to receive a staple cartridge; and an anvil assembly, comprising: an anvil channel; an anvil plate comprising a positioning surface and a staple forming surface; and an adjustment member movably positionable intermediate said anvil channel and said anvil plate, wherein said adjustment member has a first portion having a first thickness and a second portion having a second thickness, wherein said second thickness is different than said first thickness, and wherein said adjustment member is movable between a first position and a second position to selectively position one of said first portion and said second portion intermediate said anvil channel and said positioning surface of said anvil plate, wherein said adjustment member has a third portion having a third thickness, wherein said third thickness is different than said first thickness and said second thickness, and wherein said adjustment member is movable into a third position to position said third portion intermediate said anvil channel and said positioning surface of said anvil plate.