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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26 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A staple cartridge for use with a surgical stapling apparatus, the staple cartridge comprising:
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a cartridge body; a plurality of staples disposed within the cartridge body, each staple including a crown and at least one leg depending from the crown; a tissue contacting surface of the cartridge body defining staple retaining slots, each staple retaining slot having a first end and a second end; and a buttress material secured to the cartridge body by at least one weld joining the buttress material to the tissue contacting surface, the at least one weld being in registration with at least one of the first end and second end of each staple retaining slot such that the at least one leg of the staple impacts the at least one weld when the staple is ejected from the staple retaining slot. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A staple cartridge for use with a surgical stapling apparatus, the staple cartridge comprising:
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a cartridge body having a tissue contacting surface defining staple retaining slots, each staple retaining slot having a first end and second end; and a buttress material secured to the cartridge body by at least one weld joining the buttress material to the tissue contacting surface, the at least one weld being in registration with at least one of the first end and the second end of each staple retaining slot. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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