摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide surgical instrument.SOLUTION: A surgical instrument includes: a handle portion; a body portion extending distally from the handle portion; and a tool assembly supported on a distal end of the body portion, the tool assembly including a cartridge assembly and an anvil assembly supported adjacent the cartridge assembly, the anvil assembly being movable in relation to the cartridge assembly from an open position to a closed position, the tool assembly further including a closure member having an upper flange portion and a lower flange portion interconnected by a vertical beam portion, the closure member being movable in relation to the tool assembly to maintain a desired tissue gap adjacent the closure member, at least one of the upper flange portion and the lower flange portion including an external surface, an internal surface and a hole, the hole extending between the external surface and the internal surface, wherein a material having a low coefficient of friction is positioned within the hole and on at least a portion of the internal surface of at least one of both flange portions. |