BUTTRESS ATTACHMENT FEATURES FOR SURGICAL STAPLING APPARATUS
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1. A staple cartridge for use with a surgical stapling apparatus, the staple cartridge comprising:
- a cartridge body including a tissue contacting surface defining a plurality of staple retaining slots, the tissue contacting surface of the cartridge body being fabricated from a first material;
a staple disposed within each staple retaining slot of the cartridge body;
a buttress material releasably disposed on the tissue contacting surface of the cartridge body; and
an epoxy positioned on the tissue contacting surface of the cartridge body defining an attachment zone configured to retain the buttress material atop the tissue contacting surface.
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Abstract
An end effector assembly for use with a surgical stapler, comprising a staple cartridge having a tissue contacting surface, an anvil plate having a tissue contacting surface, a buttress material releasably disposed on the tissue contacting surfaces of each of the staple cartridge and the anvil plate, and an epoxy positioned onto the tissue contacting surfaces of each of the staple cartridge and anvil plate defining an attachment zone configured to retain the respective buttress material atop the respective tissue contacting surfaces.
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19 Claims
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1. 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, the tissue contacting surface of the cartridge body being fabricated from a first material; a staple disposed within each staple retaining slot of the cartridge body; a buttress material releasably disposed on the tissue contacting surface of the cartridge body; and an epoxy positioned on the tissue contacting surface of the cartridge body defining an attachment zone configured to retain the buttress material atop the tissue contacting surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A surgical stapling apparatus, comprising:
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a cartridge body including a tissue contacting surface defining a plurality of staple retaining slots; a staple disposed with each staple retaining slot of the cartridge body; a substantially circular buttress material releasably disposed on the tissue contacting surface of the cartridge body, the buttress material including an inner peripheral edge, an outer peripheral edge, and a middle portion extending between the inner and outer peripheral edges; and an epoxy positioned on the tissue contacting surface of the cartridge body defining an attachment zone configured to retain the buttress material atop the tissue contacting surface.
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- 18. The surgical stapling apparatus of claim 18, wherein the epoxy is an ultraviolet light curable epoxy.
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