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SURGICAL APPARATUS INCLUDING SURGICAL BUTTRESS

  • US 20140021242A1
  • Filed: 06/24/2013
  • Published: 01/23/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An end effector for a surgical stapling apparatus, comprising:

  • an anvil assembly including an anvil body and an anvil plate, the anvil plate including a bottom surface defining a plurality of staple forming pockets, the anvil body and the anvil plate being selectively connectable;

    a surgical buttress including a buttress body and a plurality of arms extending from the body, the arms being disposable between a top surface of the anvil plate and a bottom surface of the anvil body to support the buttress body against the bottom surface of the anvil plate when the anvil plate and the anvil body are connected to one another.

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