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US 11,890,004 B2Granted
Staple cartridge comprising lubricated staples
OwnerFrederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason M. Rector +3inventors
InventorsFrederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason M. Rector, Shannon L. Jones, Ryan W. McGhee, Chad E. Eckert
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Abstract
A staple cartridge comprising staples that are lubricated before they are loaded into the staple cartridge and after they have been loaded into the staple cartridge is disclosed.
Claims24
A staple cartridge, comprising:
- a cartridge body, comprising:
- a proximal end;
- a distal end;
- a deck configured to support patient tissue;
- a bottom portion positioned opposite said deck;
- and
- staple cavities defined in said deck;
- staples removably stored in said staple cavities, wherein said staples are comprised of a degradable metal;
- drivers movable within said staple cavities to drive said staples out of said staple cavities during a staple firing stroke;
- a first lubricant coating said staples;
- and
- a second lubricant coating at least a portion of said staples and at least a portion of said deck such that said staples are retained within said staple cavities by said second lubricant, wherein the second lubricant is different than the first lubricant, and wherein said staple cartridge is hermetically sealed within a container.
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A staple cartridge, comprising:
- a cartridge body, comprising:
- a proximal end;
- a distal end;
- a deck configured to support patient tissue;
- a bottom portion positioned opposite said deck;
- and
- staple cavities defined in said deck, wherein each staple cavity comprises staple cavity walls;
- staples removably stored in said staple cavities, wherein said staples are comprised of a degradable metal, wherein each said staple comprises a base and legs extending from said base, and wherein said legs of each said staple are engaged with the staple cavity walls of the staple cavity that said staple is positioned in;
- a first lubricant applied to said staples intermediate said legs of said staples and said staple cavity walls;
- and
- a second lubricant applied to said staples and positioned within said staple cavities, wherein said second lubricant is not intermediate said legs of said staples and said staple cavity walls when said staples are in an unfired position, and wherein the second lubricant is different than the first lubricant.
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A staple cartridge, comprising:
- a cartridge body, comprising:
- a proximal end;
- a distal end;
- a deck configured to support patient tissue;
- a bottom portion positioned opposite said deck;
- and
- staple cavities defined in said deck;
- staples removably stored in said staple cavities, wherein said staples are comprised of a degradable metal, wherein each said staple comprises a base and legs extending from said base;
- a first lubricant coating each of said base and said legs of said staples;
- and
- a second lubricant covering said legs of said staples but not said base of said staples, wherein the second lubricant is different than the first lubricant, and wherein said staple cartridge is hermetically sealed within a container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.