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1. A surgical stapling instrument, comprising:
- a handle assembly;
a body portion extending from the handle assembly;
surgical stapling jaws including a staple cartridge assembly and an anvil assembly disposed at a distal end of the body portion, each of the staple cartridge assembly and anvil assembly having a tissue contacting surface;
a staple line reinforcement material;
a sheet having a first side and a second side, the second side being attached to at least one of the tissue contacting surface of the staple cartridge assembly and the tissue contacting surface of the anvil assembly; and
a fastener having two parts, the two parts including a hook and a loop, one of the hook and the loop extending from the first side of the sheet, the staple line reinforcement material having the other of the hook and the loop.
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Abstract
A surgical stapler instrument has surgical stapler jaws, at least one staple line reinforcement material, and a fastener including a hook and a loop. The hook can be disposed on one of the surgical stapler jaws and the loop can be disposed on the staple line reinforcement material. Alternatively, the hook can be disposed on the staple line reinforcement material and the look on one of the surgical stapler jaws.
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16 Claims
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1. A surgical stapling instrument, comprising:
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a handle assembly; a body portion extending from the handle assembly; surgical stapling jaws including a staple cartridge assembly and an anvil assembly disposed at a distal end of the body portion, each of the staple cartridge assembly and anvil assembly having a tissue contacting surface; a staple line reinforcement material; a sheet having a first side and a second side, the second side being attached to at least one of the tissue contacting surface of the staple cartridge assembly and the tissue contacting surface of the anvil assembly; and a fastener having two parts, the two parts including a hook and a loop, one of the hook and the loop extending from the first side of the sheet, the staple line reinforcement material having the other of the hook and the loop. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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