| 摘要 |
A staple cartridge (26) for a surgical stapler (20) includes a staple drive member (202) which is driven by longitudinal movement of a cam (78) through the surgical stapler for firing at least one surgical staple (66). The staple drive member (202) comprises a staple drive element (212) having a staple driving surface (64) in association with the surgical staple (66) for angular orientation of the surgical staple, when applied, with respect to the direction of movement of the cam. The staple drive member (202) further comprises a cam contact element (232) having a cam contact surface (216) for being engaged by the cam (78), and an arrangement (220,222) for pivotally connecting the staple drive element to the cam contact element. |
