Surgical Apparatus Including Surgical Buttress
First Claim
1. A surgical stapling apparatus, comprising:
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an end effector having first and second jaws;
a plurality of fasteners disposed in fastener slots of the first jaw, and fastener pockets being provided on the second jaw; and
at least one surgical buttress having a body portion and at least one band connected to a distal end thereof for connection to the end effector, the at least one band encircling a portion of the end effector;
the body portion of the at least one surgical buttress being configured and dimensioned to substantially overlie at least some of the fastener slots of the first jaw.
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Abstract
A surgical buttress includes a body portion and a band disposed on each of the distal and proximal ends thereof. The surgical buttress is configured to attach to an end effector of a surgical stapling apparatus. The body portion, having perforations disposed thereon, overlies the working surface of one of the first or second jaws of the end effector. A resilient portion extends transversely beyond the side edges of the first or second jaws. Each band remains attached to the end effector following the firing thereof. The proximal band is removably attachable to a hook feature disposed on one of the first or second jaws of the end effector. The surgical buttress can be made from suitable degradable or non-degradable materials. One embodiment contemplates a detachable and disposable single use loading unit. A method of attaching the surgical buttress to a surgical apparatus is also envisioned.
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20 Claims
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1. A surgical stapling apparatus, comprising:
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a housing; an end effector having first and second jaws; a plurality of fasteners disposed in fastener slots of the first jaw, and fastener pockets being provided on the second jaw; and at least one surgical buttress having a body portion and at least one band connected to a distal end thereof for connection to the end effector, the at least one band encircling a portion of the end effector; the body portion of the at least one surgical buttress being configured and dimensioned to substantially overlie at least some of the fastener slots of the first jaw. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 18)
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11. A surgical buttress for use with a surgical stapling apparatus, the surgical buttress comprising:
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a body portion defining a length and a width, the body portion having distal and proximal ends, wherein the body portion is configured and dimensioned to substantially overlie a portion of at least one of the fastener slots of the first jaw of an end effector of the surgical stapling apparatus or the fastener pockets of the second jaw of the end effector of the surgical stapling apparatus; and at least one band connected to the distal end of the body portion, wherein the at least one band is configured and dimensioned to encircle a portion of the end effector. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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19. A surgical stapling apparatus, comprising:
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a housing; an end effector having first and second jaws; a plurality of fasteners disposed in fastener slots of the first jaw, and fastener pockets being provided on the second jaw; and at least one surgical buttress having a body portion and at least one band connected to a distal end thereof for connection to the end effector, the at least one band encircling a portion of the end effector; the body portion of the at least one surgical buttress being configured and dimensioned to substantially overlie at least some of the fastener pockets of the second jaw.
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20. A method of attaching a surgical buttress to a jaw of a surgical stapling apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a surgical buttress including; a body portion defining a length and a width, the body portion having distal and proximal ends, wherein the body portion is configured and dimensioned to substantially overlie a portion of at least one of the fastener slots of the first jaw of an end effector of the surgical stapling apparatus or the fastener pockets of the second jaw of the end effector of the surgical stapling apparatus; at least one band connected to the distal end of the body portion, wherein the at least one band is configured and dimensioned to remain attached to the end effector following the firing of the surgical stapling apparatus; and a resilient portion connected to the sides of the body portion; affixing the at least one band to the distal end of at least one of the first or second jaws of the end effector; extending the resilient portion transversely beyond at least one side edge of at least one of the first or second jaws; and selectively affixing at least one second band to the proximal end of at least one of the first or second jaws of the end effector.
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Specification