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Surgical Device Including Buttress Material

  • US 20130193192A1
  • Filed: 01/26/2012
  • Published: 08/01/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical stapling device for joining tissue portions, comprising:

  • a handle assembly;

    a tubular body portion supported on a distal end of the handle assembly, the tubular body portion having a staple cartridge assembly containing a plurality of surgical staples in an annular array;

    an anvil assembly at a distal end of the stapling device, the anvil assembly having a shaft for removably connecting the anvil assembly to the tubular body portion, the anvil assembly and tubular body portion being juxtaposed with respect to one another along the shaft and arranged so as to be approximated with respect to one another;

    a support member extending from the tubular body portion towards the anvil assembly; and

    a buttress material supported by the support member and removably attached thereto, the buttress material being disposed between the anvil assembly and the staple cartridge assembly.

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