Releasable Buttress Retention on a Surgical Stapler
First Claim
1. A surgical stapling apparatus including a releasable buttress material, the surgical stapling apparatus comprising:
- a cartridge assembly including a plurality of staples and a tissue contacting surface defining staple retaining slots, the cartridge assembly including a swaged outer edge;
an anvil assembly including a tissue contacting surface defining staple pockets for forming staples expelled from the staple retaining slots of the cartridge assembly; and
a buttress material including an outer portion retained within the swaged outer edge of the cartridge assembly.
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Abstract
A surgical stapling apparatus including a releasable buttress material includes a cartridge assembly, an anvil assembly, and a buttress material. The cartridge assembly includes a plurality of staples, a tissue contacting surface defining staple retaining slots, and a swaged outer edge. The anvil assembly includes a tissue contacting surface defining staple pockets for forming staples expelled from the staple retaining slots of the cartridge assembly. The buttress material has an outer portion that is retaining within the swaged outer edge of the cartridge assembly.
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20 Claims
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1. A surgical stapling apparatus including a releasable buttress material, the surgical stapling apparatus comprising:
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a cartridge assembly including a plurality of staples and a tissue contacting surface defining staple retaining slots, the cartridge assembly including a swaged outer edge; an anvil assembly including a tissue contacting surface defining staple pockets for forming staples expelled from the staple retaining slots of the cartridge assembly; and a buttress material including an outer portion retained within the swaged outer edge of the cartridge assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A surgical stapling apparatus including a releasable buttress material, the surgical stapling apparatus comprising:
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a cartridge assembly including a plurality of staples and a tissue contacting surface defining staple retaining slots; an anvil assembly including a tissue contacting surface defining staple pockets for forming staples expelled from the staple retaining slots of the cartridge assembly, the anvil assembly including a swaged outer edge; and a buttress material including an outer portion retained within the swaged outer edge of the anvil assembly. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A surgical stapling apparatus including a releasable buttress material, the surgical stapling apparatus comprising:
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a cartridge assembly including a plurality of staples and a tissue contacting surface defining staple retaining slots; an anvil assembly including a tissue contacting surface defining staple pockets for forming staples expelled from the staple retaining slots of the cartridge assembly; a knife disposed within a knife slot formed in the tissue contacting surface of the cartridge assembly; and a buttress material including an outer portion swaged to an outer edge of one of the cartridge assembly and the anvil assembly.
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