FASTENER CARTRIDGE COMPRISING FIRING MEMBER INCLUDING FASTENER TRANSFER SURFACES Russian patent published in 2019 - IPC A61B17/72 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medical engineering, in particular to surgical cutting and fastening instruments that are configured to cut and fasten tissue, fastener cartridges therefor and surgical fasteners for use therewith. Fastener cartridge for use with surgical fastening instrument includes a cartridge body. Cartridge body includes a platform, fastener cavities, fasteners and a firing member. Platform includes a tissue support surface. Each fastener cavity includes an opening in the tissue support surface. Firing member is adapted to move between a fired position and an unfired position to eject the fasteners from the fastener cavities. Firing member comprises a first ramp portion, configured to raise each fastener between a first position and a partially raised position. Firing member comprises a second ramp portion configured to raise each fastener between the partially raised position and the fired position. Second ramp portion is lateral and parallel to the first ramp portion, wherein the fasteners directly engage the firing member.

EFFECT: use of the invention makes it possible to eject non-flat fasteners by an independent firing member.

10 cl, 94 dwg