Surgical Stapling Apparatus
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Abstract
A surgical stapling apparatus is provided including a cartridge assembly defining a tissue contacting surface; an anvil assembly defining a tissue contacting surface; and a surgical buttress releasably secured to at least one of the tissue contacting surface of the cartridge assembly and the tissue contacting surface of the anvil assembly by at least one anchor. A loading unit is provided including a surgical buttress releasably secured to an anvil assembly and/or a staple cartridge secured thereto by at least one anchor, and a drive assembly including a knife blade, wherein movement of the drive assembly from a proximal position to a distal position results in the knife blade cutting the at least one anchor and freeing each surgical buttress from the anvil assembly and/or cartridge assembly.
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62 Claims
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1-46. -46. (canceled)
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47. A surgical stapling apparatus, comprising:
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a tool assembly having a cartridge assembly configured and adapted to releasably support a staple cartridge having a plurality of surgical fasteners therein, and an anvil assembly movably secured in relation to the cartridge assembly, the anvil assembly including an anvil plate, each of the anvil plate and the staple cartridge defining an elongate longitudinal slot for the passage of a drive bar; and a surgical buttress releasably secured to a tissue contacting surface of at least one of the anvil plate and the staple cartridge, each surgical buttress being secured to the at least one of the anvil assembly and the cartridge assembly by at least one anchor, each surgical buttress being fabricated from a non-absorbent material. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. A loading unit for use with a surgical stapling apparatus, the loading unit comprising a tool assembly having a cartridge assembly configured and adapted to releasably support a staple cartridge having a plurality of surgical fasteners therein, and an anvil assembly movably secured in relation to the cartridge assembly, the anvil assembly including an anvil plate, each of the anvil plate and the staple cartridge defining an elongate longitudinal slot for the passage of a drive bar;
- and a surgical buttress releasably secured to a tissue contacting surface of at least one of the anvil plate and the staple cartridge, each surgical buttress being secured to the at least one of the anvil assembly and the cartridge assembly by at least one anchor, each surgical buttress being fabricated from a non-absorbent material.
- View Dependent Claims (62)
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