SURGICAL STAPLING APPARATUS INCLUDING RELEASABLE BUTTRESS
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Abstract
A staple cartridge for use with a surgical stapling apparatus includes a cartridge body, a plurality of staples disposed within the cartridge body, a tissue contacting surface on the cartridge body defining staple retaining slots dimensioned to releasably retain a staple, and a buttress material including at least one weld joining the buttress material to the tissue contacting surface of the cartridge body. The at least one weld is positioned to at least partially overlie a staple retaining slot.
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Citations
43 Claims
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1-29. -29. (canceled)
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30. A surgical stapling apparatus, comprising:
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a cartridge body having a tissue contacting surface defining staple retaining slots; a plurality of staples disposed within the staple retaining slots of the cartridge body; and a buttress material including at least one weld joining the buttress material to the tissue contacting surface, the at least one weld being positioned to at least partially overlie a staple retaining slot, the at least one weld being positioned in a medial portion of the buttress material. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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