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STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT FOR ANVIL AND CARTRIDGE

  • US 20140138423A1
  • Filed: 01/24/2014
  • Published: 05/22/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical buttress for use in a surgical stapling apparatus, the surgical buttress comprising:

  • an elongate rectangular body portion defining a width;

    a nose portion integrally formed with and extending from a distal end of the body portion, the nose portion defining a width that is less than the width of the body portion;

    a neck portion integrally formed with and extending from a distal end of the body portion, the neck portion defining a width;

    a head portion integrally formed with and connected to a distal end of the neck portion, the head portion defining a width; and

    a tail portion integrally formed with and extending from a proximal end of the body portion, the tail portion defining a width that is less than the width of the body portion,wherein the surgical buttress is formed from a material having filaments.

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