Disposable cartridge with drivers

A surgical instrument cartridge comprising:

• a housing including a surface member and a pair of sidewalls spaced a distance apart from each other and connected to said surface member, wherein at least one sidewall is deflectable;
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• at least one driver having a tab, said driver being insertable into said cartridge upon deflection of said at least one sidewall.

A method for manufacturing a surgical instrument cartridge comprising:

• providing a cartridge comprising a housing including a surface member and a pair of sidewalls spaced a distance apart from each other and connected to said surface member, wherein at least one of said sidewalls has at least one slot therein;
• deflecting said at least one sidewall having said at least one slot;
• placing a driver having a tab adjacent said deflected at least one sidewall by inserting said tab into said slot such that said driver is movable with respect to said at least one sidewall and said tab is movably confined within said slot.

A method for manufacturing a surgical instrument cartridge comprising:

• providing a cartridge comprising a housing including a surface member and a pair of sidewalls spaced a distance apart from each other and connected to said surface member, wherein at least one sidewall is deflectable;
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• movably engaging a driver having a tab with said at least one sidewall by deflecting said at least one sidewall to position said driver adjacent said at least one sidewall.

A surgical instrument cartridge comprising:

• a housing including a surface member and a pair of sidewalls spaced a distance apart from each other and connected to said surface member wherein said sidewalls and said surface member define at least one cavity therebetween, said at least one cavity having a cavity width;
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• at least one driver having a driver width wherein said driver width is greater than said cavity width, and said driver being insertable into said cavity.