Pouch Used To Deliver Medication When Ruptured
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Abstract
An anvil assembly for a circular stapling device includes an anvil head configured to support an anvil plate thereon, a shaft extending from the anvil head and configured to selectively engage a rod member of the circular stapling device, an anvil plate operatively connected to the anvil head, wherein the anvil plate includes an inner diametral edge, and wherein the anvil plate defines a plurality of staple forming pockets therein at a location radially outward of the inner diametral edge, a recess formed in the anvil head, wherein the recess is defined by the inner diametral edge of the anvil plate and a rear surface of the anvil head, and a wound treatment material disposed substantially within the recess.
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Citations
29 Claims
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1-20. -20. (canceled)
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21. A surgical stapling device, comprising:
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a handle portion; an elongate body portion; and a head portion located at the distal end of the body portion, the head portion including an anvil assembly, a staple cartridge assembly and a knife blade, the staple cartridge assembly having an annular array of staples, the anvil assembly being connected to the body portion along a shaft, the anvil assembly including; an anvil plate defining a plurality of staple forming pockets therein and a recess; and a wound treatment material disposed substantially within the recess. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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Specification