Staple cartridge for a surgical stapler

Abstract

Description

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, the portion being indicated by the broken line circle in 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 a 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 evenly-spaced broken lines in the drawings are included for purpose of illustrating portions of the staple cartridge that form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash-dot broken lines in the drawings are included for the purpose of defining the boundary of the claim, it being understood that the dot-dash-dot broken lines themselves form no part of the claimed design. The defined boundary represents a repeatable unit of the claimed design. 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.

Claims

The ornamental design for a staple cartridge for a surgical stapler, as shown and described.