Staple cartridge comprising a deployable knife
US12035913B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 19, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/0814
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A staple cartridge comprising a cartridge body, staples removably stored in the cartridge body, a sled configured to eject said staples from said cartridge body, and a deployable tissue cutting knife. During use, a firing member of a stapling instrument is advanced into the staple cartridge to deploy the tissue cutting knife and advance the sled distally through a staple firing stroke.
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