#$%^&*AU2018202828A120181220.pdf#####TOOL ASSEMBLY WITH MINIMAL DEAD SPACE ABSTRACT A surgical stapling device (10) comprising: an elongate body (14)； and a tool assembly (100) supported on a distal portion of the elongate body (14), the tool assembly (100) including a cartridge assembly (104) and an anvil assembly (102) that are movable in relation to each other between spaced and approximated positions, the cartridge assembly (104) including a staple cartridge (106) supporting a plurality of staples (108), a clamp member (118) having a body supporting a knife, and an actuation sled (120) having a first portion (120a) and a second portion (120b), each of the first and second portions (120a, 120b) of the actuation sled (120) defining a cam member (170a), the second portion (120b) of the actuation sled (120) being physically separated and spaced from the first portion (120a) of the actuation sled (120) to define a channel (188) between the first and second portions (120a, 120b), wherein in a preactuated state of the surgical stapling device (10), the clamp member (118) is positioned within the channel (188) between the first and second portions (120a, 120b) of the actuation sled (120) with the knife of the clamp member (118) positioned distally of a proximal end of the cam member (170a) of the first and second portions (120a, 120b) of the actuation sled (120), wherein during at least a portion of a firing stroke of the surgical stapling device (10), the clamp member (118) is movable to position the knife proximally of the cam members (170a).2/17 122 125 10202 130b 130 130a 106 108 124a 124 110 5 120 P1116 104 114a12 114 122 112a 112 FIG. 3
