SURGICAL APPARATUS INCLUDING SURGICAL BUTTRESS
First Claim
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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Abstract
An end effector for a surgical stapling apparatus is provided which includes an anvil assembly and a surgical buttress. The anvil assembly includes an anvil body and an anvil plate. The anvil plate includes a bottom surface that defines a plurality of staple forming pockets. The anvil body and the anvil plate are selectively connectable. The surgical buttress includes a buttress body and a plurality of arms extending from the body. The arms are 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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20 Claims
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1. An end effector for a surgical stapling apparatus, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A surgical stapling apparatus, comprising:
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a first jaw assembly including an anvil body and an anvil plate, the anvil plate defining a plurality of fastener forming pockets in a bottom surface thereof; a second jaw assembly including a fastener cartridge defining a plurality of fastener retaining slots; a plurality of fasteners disposed within the fastener slots and configured and dimensioned to be formed by the fastener pockets of the anvil plate upon a firing of the stapling apparatus; and a surgical buttress including a buttress body and a plurality of arms extending from the buttress body, the arms being disposed 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. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of mounting a surgical buttress to an end effector of a surgical stapling apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing an end effector for a surgical stapling apparatus, the end effector including a first jaw assembly and a second jaw assembly, the first jaw assembly including an anvil body and an anvil plate, the anvil plate defining a plurality of fastener forming pockets in a bottom surface thereof, the second jaw assembly including a cartridge defining a plurality of fastener retaining slots for retaining a plurality of fasteners that are formed by the fastener forming pockets upon a firing of the stapling apparatus; providing a surgical buttress including a buttress body and a plurality of arms extending from the buttress body; mounting the arms of the surgical buttress between a top surface of the anvil plate and the bottom surface of the jaw so that the buttress body is disposed adjacent the bottom surface of the anvil plate. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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