Surgical stapling instrument with independent sequential firing

摘要

An end effector (150;156) for a surgical fastener applying instrument including a first jaw member (130) and a second jaw member (140). The second jaw member (130) includes first and second cartridges (132,134) each containing a plurality of surgical fasteners, wherein each of the first and second cartridges (132,134) is configured to move independently with respect to the first jaw member (130) between a proximal position and a distal.