#$%^&*AU2009201448B220140925.pdf#####VARIABLE COMPRESSION SURGICAL FASTENER CARTRIDGE Abstract A surgical fastener applying apparatus (1000) comprising a cartridge body (100) including a plurality of fastener retention slots arranged in a plurality of rows including at least an inner row and an outer row, a plurality of surgical fasteners disposed in inner and outer rows and configured such that a plurality of fasteners disposed in the inner row have a backspan that has a greater height than a backspan of a plurality of surgical fasteners disposed in the outer row, and an anvil having an inner row and an outer row of depressions for forming the fasteners. A plurality of pushers are operably associated with the plurality of surgical fasteners and configured to eject the surgical fasteners toward a respective depression in an anvil for formation thereof such that upon formation, the plurality of surgical fasteners ejected from the inner row provide a greater compressive force to tissue than the plurality of surgical fasteners ejected from the outer row.5/13 130 136 132 134 136 132 FIG. 5 230O-. 43 0 232 232 K23 I------------------------234 431--' 434 FIG. 6A FIG. 6B 330 530O 332 332 532 I 532 --------- -------4 53 534 FIG. 6C FIG. 6D
