Buttress Attachment to the Cartridge Surface
First Claim
1. An end effector for use with a surgical apparatus, the end effector comprising:
- a staple cartridge having a tissue contacting surface defining a central longitudinal slot;
an anvil plate having a tissue contacting surface defining a central longitudinal slot;
a surgical buttress releasbly disposed on the tissue contacting surfaces of each of the staple cartridge and anvil plate; and
an adhesive member disposed over the central longitudinal slot of each of the staple cartridge and anvil plate and configured retain the respective surgical buttress atop the respective tissue contacting surface.
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Abstract
An end effector for use with a surgical apparatus. The end effector comprising a staple cartridge having a tissue contacting surface defining a central longitudinal slot and an anvil plate having a tissue contacting surface defining a central longitudinal slot. A surgical buttress releasbly disposed on the tissue contacting surfaces of each of the staple cartridge and anvil plate. An adhesive tape is disposed over the central longitudinal slot of each of the staple cartridge and anvil plate and configured retain the respective surgical buttress atop the respective tissue contacting surface.
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12 Claims
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1. An end effector for use with a surgical apparatus, the end effector comprising:
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a staple cartridge having a tissue contacting surface defining a central longitudinal slot; an anvil plate having a tissue contacting surface defining a central longitudinal slot; a surgical buttress releasbly disposed on the tissue contacting surfaces of each of the staple cartridge and anvil plate; and an adhesive member disposed over the central longitudinal slot of each of the staple cartridge and anvil plate and configured retain the respective surgical buttress atop the respective tissue contacting surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A staple cartridge for use with a surgical stapling apparatus, the staple cartridge comprising:
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a cartridge body including a tissue contacting surface defining a plurality of staple retaining slots and having a central longitudinal slot; a staple disposed within each staple retaining slot of the cartridge body; a surgical buttress releasbly disposed on the tissue contacting surfaces of the cartridge body; and an adhesive tape disposed over the central longitudinal slot of the cartridge body and configured to retain the surgical buttress atop the tissue contacting surface of the cartridge body. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A surgical stapling apparatus, comprising:
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a housing; an end effector being secured to the housing having a staple cartridge assembly having a tissue contacting surface and an anvil assembly having a tissue contacting surface, each of the staple cartridge assembly and anvil assembly having a central longitudinal slot; a surgical buttress releasbly disposed on the tissue contacting surfaces of each of the staple cartridge assembly and anvil assembly; and an adhesive tape disposed over the central longitudinal slot of each of the staple cartridge assembly and anvil assembly and configured retain the respective surgical buttress atop the respective tissue contacting surface. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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