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Patent Inventor Names
Robert E. Schneider0
Robert J. Smith0
Allison B. Lyle0
Joseph D. Bucciaglia0
Richard N. Granger0
Date of Patent
December 4, 2018
0Patent Application Number
151487440
Date Filed
May 6, 2016
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Patent abstract
A surgical stapler, a cartridge for a surgical stapler, a cutting mechanism for a surgical stapler, and a method of applying surgical staples in a patient are disclosed herein. The stapler may have an anvil movably coupled to a support jaw between a clamped configuration and a closed configuration. The cartridge may be configured to fit within an envelope diameter and to removably house a plurality of B-form staples, at least one of the plurality of B-form staples having a base length and a leg length, the leg length at least 53% of the envelope diameter. The cartridge may have slots shaped to house at least a second one of the plurality of staples at an angle oblique to the first one of the plurality of staples.
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