End effector with staple cartridge ejector

An end effector for a surgical stapling device comprising:

• an anvil having a first tissue contact surface defining a plane;
• a multiple use loading unit including pivotally secured to the anvil, the multiple use loading unit including a channel member defining a cavity and a staple cartridge received within the cavity, the staple cartridge having a body having a second tissue contact surface and defining a knife slot and a plurality of staple receiving slots positioned on opposite sides of the knife slot, the staple cartridge having a distal portion having a lower surface that is angled towards the plane defined by the first tissue contact surface in a distal direction;
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• an ejector assembly including an ejector button supported on the channel member and being movable from an advanced position to a retracted position in relation to the channel member, the ejector button having a body including an upper surface that is angled towards the plane defined by the first tissue contact surface in the distal direction, the upper surface of the body of the ejector button being positioned to engage the lower surface of the distal portion of the staple cartridge such that movement of the ejector button from the advanced position to the retracted position lifts the distal portion of the staple cartridge from the cavity of the channel member.