#$%^&*AU2016259439A120170622.pdf#####SURGICAL STAPLER FLEXIBLE DISTAL TIP ABSTRACT A tool assembly (400) for a surgical device, the tool assembly comprising:_a first jaw member (420) defining a first tissue contact surface (422); a second jaw member (410) defining a second tissue contact surface (412), the first jaw member (420) and the second jaw member (410) being movable in relation to each other between open and closed positions, wherein, in the closed position, the first and second tissue contact surfaces (422 and 412) are spaced apart from each other and define a tissue gap (G); and a compressible material (430) secured to a distal end of the firstjaw member (420), the compressible material (430) engaging the second jaw member (410) when the first and second jaw members (420 and 410) are in the closed position.5/7 _ _>; C.>; CDD CDD