A surgical stapling apparatus includes a staple cartridge and an anvil member. The staple cartridge includes a plurality of surgical fasteners disposed in rows of retention slots. The staple cartridge may have an annular or linear configuration of retention slots. The tissue contacting surface of the...http://www.google.fr/patents/US20090321496?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US20090321496 - Surgical Stapling Instruments Including A Cartridge Having Multiple Staple Sizes
Surgical Stapling Instruments Including A Cartridge Having Multiple Staple Sizes
Numéro de demande: 12/556,760 Numéro de publication: US 2009/0321496 A1 Date de dépôt: 10 sept. 2009 Brevet délivré: US7837081 ( Date de délivrance 23 nov. 2010)