Circular staple cartridges for applying radially extensible staple rows
Abstract
A fastener cartridge assembly for use with a circular surgical fastening device. The fastener cartridge assembly includes a cartridge body that has a circular deck. A plurality of fastener cavities is provided in the circular deck. Each fastener cavity includes two cavity ends wherein one cavity end of each of the fastener cavities is positioned on a first circular axis having a first radius and wherein the other cavity end of each fastener cavity is positioned on a second circular axis that has a second radius that differs from the first radius.

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Numbers
- Publication
- 3000415
- Application
- 151869856
Titles3
- German
- KREISFÖRMIGE BEFESTIGUNGSPATRONEN ZUM AUFBRINGEN RADIAL ERWEITERBARER BEFESTIGUNGSLEITUNGEN
- English
- CIRCULAR STAPLE CARTRIDGES FOR APPLYING RADIALLY EXTENSIBLE STAPLE ROWS
- French
- CARTOUCHES DE FIXATION CIRCULAIRE POUR APPLIQUER DES LIGNES DE FIXATION EXTENSIBLES RADIALEMENT
Classification
- CPC, 26
- A61B17/0644
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- A61B2017/00526
- A61B2017/00884
- A61B2017/00898
- A61B2017/00942
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- A61B17/068
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- A61B2017/0688
- A61B2017/07214
- IPC, 3
- A61B17 115
- A61B17 072
- A61B17 064
Designated states41
- Contracting states, 38
- Albania
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Switzerland
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Germany
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Spain
- Finland
- France
- United Kingdom
- Greece
- Croatia
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Iceland
- Italy
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Latvia
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- Monaco
- North Macedonia
- Malta
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Serbia
- Sweden
- Slovenia
- Slovakia
- San Marino
- Türkiye
- Extension states, 2
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Montenegro
- Validation states, 1
- Morocco