Surgical stapling instruments

Abstract

Abstract 1,210,526. Stapling instruments. UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP. 6 Oct., 1967 [10 Oct., 1966; 23 June, 1967], No. 11718/70. Divided out of 1,210,522. Heading B4C. [Also in Division A5] The subject matter of this Specification is substantially the same as that described in the parent Specification 1,210,522 but the claims are concerned with a surgical stapling instrument having a cartridge with a knife blade 46 having a cutting edge extending into a knife groove 17 formed in the anvil between the rows of depressions 2, the knife blade being offset laterally to one side of groove 17 and lying against a wall of the groove.

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