Surgical stapler with stationary staple drivers

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9216019
APP PUB NO 20130075449A1
SERIAL NO

13241922

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A staple cartridge for use with a surgical stapler can comprise a cartridge deck and a plurality of staples at least partially positioned within the cartridge deck. In various embodiments, the staples can be supported by a support jaw of the surgical stapler and can comprise legs which can extend upwardly through apertures defined in the cartridge deck. In use, the cartridge deck can be pushed downwardly relative to the staples into a well defined in the support jaw.

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  • ETHICON LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Aronhalt, Taylor W Loveland, US 281 150019
Baxter,, III Chester O Loveland, US 536 291276
Schmid, Katherine J Cincinnati, US 109 78836
Shelton,, IV Frederick E Hillsboro, US 3141 1552273
Young, Joseph E Loveland, US 71 48642

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