Surgical stapling device with captive anvilus

摘要

A device (10) for clamping tissue includes an anvil as a first jaw (100) having a distal portion for communicating with tissue and a proximal portion having a first wing and a second wing. The device also includes a cartridge housing as a second jaw (200) having a distal portion for communicating with tissue and a proximal portion having a first slot and a second slot, the first slot disposed between a middle structure and a first lateral structure, the second slot disposed between the middle structure and a second lateral structure. The first jaw is rotatably coupleable to the second jaw with the first wing extending into the first slot and the second wing extending into the second slot.