ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,765,875, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Intuitive Surgical Operations Inc. (Sunnyvale, Calif.).
"Staple cartridge for a surgical instrument" was invented by Ashley Wellman (Palo Alto, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides a staple cartridge for a surgical instrument having a staple and a staple pusher. The staple pusher has a recess forming a pocket in its top surface for receiving at least the backspan of the staple. The pocket is at least partially surrounded by a circumferential supporting element in the staple pusher body to support the backspan. The pocket provides additional vertical space and su...