LAYER ARRANGEMENTS FOR SURGICAL STAPLE CARTRIDGES
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Abstract
A piece of buttress material and an end-effector of a surgical instrument including features which can aid a surgeon in properly and quickly attaching the piece of buttress material to the end-effector. In various embodiments, a piece of buttress material can include retention features which can be engaged with portions of an end-effector to releasably retain the piece of buttress material to at least a portion of the end-effector. Similarly, an end-effector can include features configured to engage portions of a piece of buttress material to releasably retain the piece of buttress material to the end-effector. In at least one embodiment, more than one piece of buttress material can be releasably retained to an end-effector.
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37 Claims
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17. A staple cartridge assembly for stapling the tissue of a patient, comprising:
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a cartridge body; a proximal end; a distal end; a deck configured to support the tissue; staple cavities defined in said deck; staples removably stored in said staple cavities; and buttress material positioned on said deck, wherein said buttress material comprises a resiliently deformable interior polymeric lattice including pockets defined therein. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A staple cartridge assembly for stapling the tissue of a patient, comprising:
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a staple cartridge body; a proximal end; a distal end; a deck configured to support the tissue; staple cavities defined in said deck; staples removably stored in said staple cavities; and buttress material positioned over said deck, wherein said buttress material comprises a resiliently deformable interior polymeric framework defining pockets therein. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A staple cartridge assembly for stapling the tissue of a patient, comprising:
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a staple cartridge body; a proximal end; a distal end; a deck configured to support the tissue; staple cavities defined in said deck; staples removably stored in said staple cavities; and buttress material positioned over said deck, wherein said buttress material comprises a post-molten resiliently-deformable polymeric framework comprising a plurality of openings defined therein. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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