Buttress attachment to the cartridge surface
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1. An end effector for use with a surgical stapling apparatus, the end effector comprising:
- a staple cartridge assembly having a tissue contacting surface defining a central slot and a plurality of staple retaining slots;
an anvil assembly having a tissue contacting surface defining a central slot and a plurality of staple forming pockets;
a surgical buttress releasably attached to the tissue contacting surface of the anvil assembly; and
an adhesive tape disposed over the central slot of the anvil assembly and extending over edges of the tissue contacting surface defining the central slot without covering the plurality of staple forming pockets, the adhesive tape secured to the tissue contacting surface and the surgical buttress to retain the surgical buttress atop the tissue contacting surface of the anvil assembly.
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Abstract
An end effector for use with a surgical apparatus. The end effector comprising a staple cartridge having a tissue contacting surface defining a central longitudinal slot and an anvil plate having a tissue contacting surface defining a central longitudinal slot. A surgical buttress releasably disposed on the tissue contacting surfaces of each of the staple cartridge and anvil plate. An adhesive tape is disposed over the central longitudinal slot of each of the staple cartridge and anvil plate and configured retain the respective surgical buttress atop the respective tissue contacting surface.
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1. An end effector for use with a surgical stapling apparatus, the end effector comprising:
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a staple cartridge assembly having a tissue contacting surface defining a central slot and a plurality of staple retaining slots; an anvil assembly having a tissue contacting surface defining a central slot and a plurality of staple forming pockets; a surgical buttress releasably attached to the tissue contacting surface of the anvil assembly; and an adhesive tape disposed over the central slot of the anvil assembly and extending over edges of the tissue contacting surface defining the central slot without covering the plurality of staple forming pockets, the adhesive tape secured to the tissue contacting surface and the surgical buttress to retain the surgical buttress atop the tissue contacting surface of the anvil assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A surgical stapling apparatus, comprising:
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an elongate tubular member; an end effector disposed at a distal end of the elongate tubular member, the end effector including a staple cartridge assembly having a tissue contacting surface defining a central slot and a plurality of staple retaining slots, and an anvil assembly having a tissue contacting surface defining a central slot and a plurality of staple forming pockets; a surgical buttress releasably attached to the tissue contacting surface of the anvil assembly; and an adhesive tape disposed over the central slot of the anvil assembly and extending over edges of the tissue contacting surface defining the central slot without covering the plurality of staple forming pockets, the adhesive tape secured to the tissue contacting surface and the surgical buttress to retain the surgical buttress atop the tissue contacting surface of the anvil assembly. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An end effector for use with a surgical stapling apparatus, the end effector comprising:
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a staple cartridge assembly having a tissue contacting surface defining a central slot and a plurality of staple retaining slots; an anvil assembly having a tissue contacting surface defining a plurality of staple forming pockets; a surgical buttress releasably attached to the tissue contacting surface of the cartridge assembly or the anvil assembly; and an adhesive tape having an adhesive bond with the tissue contacting surface of the cartridge assembly or the anvil assembly and does not cover the plurality of staple retaining slots of the cartridge assembly or the plurality of staple forming pockets of the anvil assembly, and a welded bond with the surgical buttress for retaining the surgical buttress atop the tissue contacting surface of the staple cartridge assembly or the anvil assembly. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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