Curved knife for linear staplers.

摘要

A knife 10 for use with surgical fastening instrument for applying fasteners to tissue, the knife including a nonlinear cutting edge 16 having a first portion 32, a second portion 34, and an intermediate portion 36 between said first and said second portion, said first portion being positioned at least as distal as said intermediate portion. The cutting edge is configured to completely sever selected tissue while minimizing the potential for "wisping" of uncut or partially cut tissue away from the cutting edge. <IMAGE>