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Center cinch and release of buttress material

  • US 10,327,772 B2
  • Filed: 08/30/2016
  • Issued: 06/25/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical stapling apparatus, comprising:

  • a pair of jaws, one of the jaws including a staple cartridge and the other of the jaws being an anvil assembly, each of the pair of jaws having a tissue contacting surface;

    a surgical buttress positioned against and pre-attached onto the tissue contacting surface of each of the jaws;

    a suture member passing across the tissue contacting surface of at least one of the pair of jaws and overlying the surgical buttress of the at least one of the pair of jaws; and

    a tensioning member movably mounted on the at least one of the pair of jaws and engageable with the suture member, the tensioning member movable between a first position tensioning the suture member and a second position releasing tension on the suture member.

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