Thomas Hessler,Stanislaw Kostrzewski,Ernest Aranyi
申请号:
US14159012
公开号:
US20140252065A1
申请日:
2014.01.20
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要:
An end effector usable with a surgical instrument includes a first jaw pivotably coupled to a second jaw. The first jaw includes staple forming depressions. A staple cartridge is releasably attachable to a channel of the second jaw. A plurality of staples is disposed in the staple cartridge. A shipping wedge is releasably attached to the staple cartridge. The shipping wedge maintains the staples in their respective retention slots and is usable to separate the staple cartridge from the channel of the second jaw.