John L. Stammen;Mark S. Ortiz;Charles J. Scheib;Frederick E. Shelton, IV;Jeffrey L. Aldridge;Katherine J. Schmid;Taylor W. Aronhalt;Jerome R. Morgan
发明人:
Katherine J. Schmid,Taylor W. Aronhalt,Jerome R. Morgan,Frederick E. Shelton, IV,Charles J. Scheib,John L. Stammen,Mark S. Ortiz,Jeffrey L. Aldridge
申请号：
US13433132
公开号：
US20130256373A1
申请日:
2012.03.28
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要：
Surgical stapling instruments are disclosed. At least one embodiment includes a first jaw that supports a plurality of surgical staples and a second jaw that is movable relative to the first jaw. Various arrangements include a tissue thickness compensator that is configured to be captured within the surgical staples and assume different compressed heights within different surgical staples upon application of a firing motion to the surgical staples. Various attachment protrusion arrangements are disclosed to mechanically removably attach the tissue thickness compensator to the first or second jaw.
