ANASTOMOSIS COMPOSITE GASKET
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides structures and/or gaskets for deposition between adjacent intestinal sections in an anastomosis procedure. The structure possesses at least an inner ring of a first material, and a middle ring of a second material. The first material and the second material include a wound treatment material consisting of at least one of an adhesive, a sealant and/or a medicament. The first material is different from the second material.
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35 Claims
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1-22. -22. (canceled)
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23. A method of forming an anastomosis between intestinal tissue sections, comprising the steps of:
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disposing a structure, including at least a first ring of a first material and a second ring of a second material, between the first intestinal section and the second intestinal section, the first ring comprising a disk having an aperture and the second ring comprising a disk having an aperture, the second ring being attached to the first ring and disposed within the aperture of the first ring, the structure possessing a wound treatment material consisting of at least one of an adhesive, a sealant and a medicament; and firing staples through the intestinal tissue sections and through the structure. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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