RETAINER ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A TISSUE THICKNESS COMPENSATOR
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Abstract
A retainer for assembling tissue thickness compensators to a surgical stapler can comprise a grip, a first surface for supporting a first tissue thickness compensator, a second surface for supporting a second tissue thickness compensator, and clips for aligning and attaching the retainer to the surgical stapler. The clips may align and attach the retainer to a staple cartridge of the surgical instrument. The clips may align the retainer with an anvil of the surgical instrument. An insertion tool may be used in combination with the retainer to insert the retainer into the surgical stapler and to push the tissue thickness compensators against the anvil and/or the staple cartridge of the surgical instrument.
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44 Claims
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23. An end effector, comprising:
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a first jaw; a second jaw, wherein at least one of said first jaw and said second jaw is movable to compress tissue between said first jaw and said second jaw; a compensator including a tissue contact surface; a first therapeutic agent releasably contained within said compensator, wherein said first therapeutic agent is configured to initially treat the tissue in contact with said tissue contact surface; and a second therapeutic agent releasably contained within said compensator, wherein said second therapeutic agent is configured to sustainably treat the tissue in contact with said tissue contact surface, and wherein said second therapeutic agent is different than said first therapeutic agent. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An end effector, comprising:
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a first jaw; a second jaw, wherein at least one of said first jaw and said second jaw is movable to compress tissue between said first jaw and said second jaw; a layer assembly including a tissue contact surface; a first medicament releasably held within said layer assembly, wherein said first medicament is configured to initially treat the tissue in contact with said tissue contact surface; and a second medicament releasably held within said layer assembly, wherein said second medicament is configured to sustainably treat the tissue in contact with said tissue contact surface. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. An end effector, comprising:
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a first jaw; a second jaw, wherein at least one of said first jaw and said second jaw is movable to compress tissue between said first jaw and said second jaw; a layer arrangement including a tissue contact surface; a plurality of therapeutic agents releasably contained within said layer arrangement, wherein each therapeutic agent is configured to either initially treat the tissue or sustainably treat the tissue in contact with said tissue contact surface.
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