BUTTRESS BRACHYTHERAPY AND INTEGRATED STAPLE LINE MARKERS FOR MARGIN IDENTIFICATION
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Abstract
A surgical buttress for use in a surgical stapling apparatus is provided. The surgical buttress includes 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. The surgical buttress is formed from a material having filaments. The surgical buttress include radioactive material.
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37 Claims
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1-23. -23. (canceled)
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24. A surgical buttress for use in a surgical stapling apparatus, the surgical buttress, comprising:
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an elongate rectangular body portion defining a width and being fabricated from at least one of a biocompatible or bio absorbable material; wherein the surgical buttress is formed with at least one marking provided at least one of in or on the body portion, the at least one marking having a pattern distributed along a length of the body portion. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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Specification