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/US20090261144?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US20090261144 - CARTRIDGE FOR APPLYING VARYING AMOUNTS OF TISSUE COMPRESSION
CARTRIDGE FOR APPLYING VARYING AMOUNTS OF TISSUE COMPRESSION
Numéro de demande: 12/422,501 Numéro de publication: US 2009/0261144 A1 Date de dépôt: 13 avr. 2009 Brevet délivré: US8028884 ( Date de délivrance 4 oct. 2011)