BUTTRESS BRACHYTHERAPY AND INTEGRATED STAPLE LINE MARKERS FOR MARGIN IDENTIFICATION

• US 20150231409A1
• Filed: 04/29/2015
• Published: 08/20/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Covidien LP (Medtronic Plc)
• Original Assignee: Covidien LP (Medtronic Plc)
• Inventors: Racenet, David, Hodgkinson, Gerald, Gleiman, Seth
• Application Number:
  US14/699,179
• Publication Number:
  US 20150231409A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/068 Surgical staplers , e.g. containing multiple staples or clampsstaplers containing only one staple A61B17/10; magazines or containers for staples A61B17/105; for performing anastomosis A61B17/115; staplers in general B25C5/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/07292 Reinforcements for staple line, e.g. pledgets
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00893 pharmaceutically effective
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/101 Magazines or cartridges for seeds
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/1007 Arrangements or means for the introduction of sources into the body

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.

Claims

1-23. -23. (canceled)

24. A surgical buttress for use in a surgical stapling apparatus, the surgical buttress, comprising:

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.

25. The surgical buttress according to claim 24, wherein the at least one marking is formed as a notch.

26. The surgical buttress according to claim 24, wherein the at least one marking includes biocompatible and bioabsorbable materials.

27. The surgical buttress according to claim 24, wherein the at least one marking includes a biocompatible ink.

28. The surgical buttress according to claim 24, wherein the at least one marking is sewn into the surgical buttress.

29. The surgical buttress according to claim 24, wherein the body portion defines at least one pair of notch markings on opposing lateral sides of the surgical buttress.

30. The surgical buttress according to claim 24, wherein the body portion includes a plurality of markings.

31. The surgical buttress according to claim 30, wherein the plurality of markings are formed by physical notches and ink.

32. The surgical buttress according to claim 30, wherein the plurality of markings vary in length.

33. The surgical buttress according to claim 30, wherein the plurality of markings are evenly spaced along a length of the surgical buttress.

34. The surgical buttress according to claim 24, further comprising a radioactive material embedded within the body portion.

35. The surgical buttress according to claim 34, wherein the radioactive material is at least one brachytherapy seed.

36. The surgical buttress according to claim 24, wherein the body portion comprises a plurality of pores.

37. The surgical buttress according to claim 36, wherein at least one pore contains a brachytherapy seed.