Staple cartridge for a surgical stapler

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a staple cartridge for a surgical stapler, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the staple cartridge for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1 , the opposite side elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the staple cartridge for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the staple cartridge for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of the staple cartridge for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view of the staple cartridge for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged top perspective view of a portion of the staple cartridge for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged top plan view of a portion of the staple cartridge for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1 , the portion being indicated by the broken line circle in FIG. 3 ;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged side elevational view of a portion of the staple cartridge for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1 , the portion being indicated by the broken line circle in FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the staple cartridge for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1 , taken along line 10 - 10 of FIG. 3 ; and,

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the staple cartridge for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1 , taken along line 11 - 11 of FIG. 3 .

The dash-dot-dot-dash broken lines in the drawings are included for the purpose of illustrating the portions of the stapler cartridge shown in the enlarged views.