STAPLE CARTRIDGE COMPRISING STAPLES POSITIONED WITHIN A COMPRESSIBLE PORTION THEREOF
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Abstract
A fastener cartridge can comprise a support portion, a tissue thickness compensator positioned relative to the support portion, and a plurality of fasteners positioned within the support portion and/or the tissue thickness compensator which can be utilized to fasten tissue. In use, the fastener cartridge can be positioned in a first jaw of a surgical fastening device, wherein a second jaw, or anvil, can be positioned opposite the first jaw. To deploy the fasteners, a staple-deploying member is advanced through the fastener cartridge to move the fasteners toward the anvil. As the fasteners are deployed, the fasteners can capture at least a portion of the tissue thickness compensator therein along with at least a portion of the tissue being fastened.
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40 Claims
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21. An end effector, comprising:
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a first jaw comprising a proximal end and a distal end; a second jaw comprising a proximal end and a distal end, 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 staple cartridge assembly, comprising; a staple cartridge including a deck, wherein said deck comprises a plurality of staple cavities, and wherein said deck is configured to support the tissue; a plurality of staples at least partially stored in said staple cavities; a first layer positioned adjacent to said deck, wherein said first layer comprises a composite absorbable material including at least two distinct fibrous materials, and wherein said first layer is attached to said first jaw in more than two places between said proximal end and said distal end of said first jaw; and a second layer comprising a composite absorbable material including at least two distinct fibrous materials, wherein said second layer is attached to said second jaw in more than two places between said proximal end and said distal end of said second jaw. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An end effector, comprising:
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a first jaw comprising a proximal end and a distal end; a second jaw comprising a proximal end and a distal end, 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 staple cartridge assembly, comprising; a staple cartridge including a tissue-supporting surface, wherein said tissue-supporting surface comprises a plurality of staple slots; a plurality of staples releasably stored in said staple slots; a first layer positioned adjacent to said tissue-supporting surface, wherein said first layer comprises a composite absorbable material including at least two distinct fiber materials, and wherein said first layer is fastened to said first jaw in more than two places between said proximal end and said distal end of said first jaw; and a second layer comprising a composite absorbable material including at least two distinct fiber materials, wherein said second layer is fastened to said second jaw in more than two places between said proximal end and said distal end of said second jaw. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An end effector, comprising:
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a first jaw comprising a proximal end and a distal end; a second jaw comprising a proximal end and a distal end, 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 staple cartridge assembly, comprising; a staple cartridge including a deck, wherein said deck comprises a plurality of staple cavities, and wherein said deck is configured to support the tissue; a plurality of staples removably stored in said staple cavities; a first layer positioned adjacent to said deck, wherein said first layer comprises a composite material including at least two distinct fiber materials, and wherein said first layer is connected to said first jaw in at least two places between said proximal end and said distal end of said first jaw; and a second layer comprising a composite material including at least two distinct fiber materials, wherein said second layer is connected to said second jaw in at least two places between said proximal end and said distal end of said second jaw. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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