| 摘要 |
A surgical stapling instrument having a staple fastening assembly including a curved cartridge device is disclosed. The device has a curved open row of staples having first and second ends, a concave side and a convex side. A curved anvil for forming the ends of the staples is opposite the cartridge device. A moving device is adapted to move the anvil with respect to the cartridge device in a parallel relationship. A staple driving device is adapted to drive the staples out of the cartridge device towards the anvil. A knife having opposing first and second sides is contained in the cartridge device. A knife actuating device is adapted to move the knife towards the anvil. The staple fastening assembly having a retaining pin is adapted to move between the cartridge device and the anvil. The retaining pin is located on the second side of the knife.
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