Buttress material for use with a surgical stapler
First Claim
1. A surgical stapler, comprising:
- a staple cartridge channel configured to receive a staple cartridge, the staple cartridge configured to removably store staples therein;
an anvil configured to deform said staples;
a surface configured to receive a piece of buttress material thereon, wherein said surface includes a first end, a second end, and a first edge extending between said first end and said second end, and wherein said first edge is at least partially defined by a first radius of curvature; and
a lip which at least partially extends along said first edge, wherein said lip is configured to reduce relative movement between said piece of buttress material and said surface.
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Abstract
In various embodiments of the present invention, a piece of buttress material can be configured to match a curved profile of the anvil and/or staple cartridge of a surgical stapler. In at least one embodiment, the piece of buttress material can include first and second edges extending between first and second ends. In these embodiments, the first edge can be defined by a first radius of curvature and the second edge can be defined by a second radius of curvature wherein the second radius of curvature is larger than the first radius of curvature. In at least one embodiment, the anvil and/or staple cartridge can include a surface configured for receiving a piece of buttress material thereon and a lip which at least partially extends along the periphery thereof wherein the lip can be configured to reduce relative movement between the piece of buttress material and the surface.
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19 Claims
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1. A surgical stapler, comprising:
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a staple cartridge channel configured to receive a staple cartridge, the staple cartridge configured to removably store staples therein; an anvil configured to deform said staples; a surface configured to receive a piece of buttress material thereon, wherein said surface includes a first end, a second end, and a first edge extending between said first end and said second end, and wherein said first edge is at least partially defined by a first radius of curvature; and a lip which at least partially extends along said first edge, wherein said lip is configured to reduce relative movement between said piece of buttress material and said surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A surgical stapler assembly, comprising:
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a surgical stapler, comprising; a staple cartridge configured to removably store staples; and an anvil configured to deform said staples, wherein said anvil and said staple cartridge are configured to deploy said staples in at least one curved row, and a piece of buttress material including a first end, a second end, and a first edge extending between said first end and said second end, wherein said first edge is at least partially defined by a first radius of curvature, and wherein one of said anvil and said staple cartridge includes a surface configured to receive said buttress material thereon. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A piece of buttress material, comprising:
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a first end; a second end; a first edge extending between said first end and said second end; and a second edge extending between said first end and said second end, wherein said first edge is at least partially defined by a first radius of curvature. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A piece of buttress material, comprising:
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a first end; a second end; a first edge extending between said first end and said second end, wherein said first edge is at least partially defined by a first radius of curvature; a second edge extending between said first end and said second end; and a plurality of perforations positioned along a second radius of curvature, wherein said second radius of curvature is larger than said first radius of curvature.
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