Surgical fastener apparatus and reinforcing material
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1. A surgical fastener dispensing apparatus comprising:
- a surgical fastener dispensing member on the apparatus that is operative to dispense at least one surgical fastener;
a surgical fastener receiving member on the apparatus that is positioned opposite the surgical fastener dispensing member and is operative to receive a surgical fastener dispensed from the surgical fastener dispensing member and to alter the surgical fastener received;
a reinforcement material holder on the apparatus that is positioned between the surgical fastener dispensing member and the surgical fastener receiving member;
reinforcement material that is removably mounted on the reinforcement material holder and is positioned between the surgical fastener dispensing member and the surgical fastener receiving member;
the reinforcement material holder having a pair of arms that are positioned at opposite sides of the surgical fastener receiving member for removably holding the reinforcement material on the pair of arms extending across the surgical fastener receiving member;
the reinforcement material having opposite side edges;
the pair of arms being removably attachable to the opposite side edges of the reinforcement material;
the pair of arms being a pair of elongate, narrow rods with one end of each rod being connected to the apparatus by a pivot connection for movement of each rod relative to the apparatus; and
,the reinforcement material having a pair of openings that receive the pair of rods inserted into the openings in removably holding the reinforcement material on the pair of arms.
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Abstract
A surgical fastener apparatus is provided with a reinforcement material holder, where the holder positions a sheet of reinforcement material adjacent body tissue that is sutured by a plurality of surgical staples dispensed by the apparatus.
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1. A surgical fastener dispensing apparatus comprising:
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a surgical fastener dispensing member on the apparatus that is operative to dispense at least one surgical fastener; a surgical fastener receiving member on the apparatus that is positioned opposite the surgical fastener dispensing member and is operative to receive a surgical fastener dispensed from the surgical fastener dispensing member and to alter the surgical fastener received; a reinforcement material holder on the apparatus that is positioned between the surgical fastener dispensing member and the surgical fastener receiving member; reinforcement material that is removably mounted on the reinforcement material holder and is positioned between the surgical fastener dispensing member and the surgical fastener receiving member; the reinforcement material holder having a pair of arms that are positioned at opposite sides of the surgical fastener receiving member for removably holding the reinforcement material on the pair of arms extending across the surgical fastener receiving member; the reinforcement material having opposite side edges; the pair of arms being removably attachable to the opposite side edges of the reinforcement material; the pair of arms being a pair of elongate, narrow rods with one end of each rod being connected to the apparatus by a pivot connection for movement of each rod relative to the apparatus; and
,the reinforcement material having a pair of openings that receive the pair of rods inserted into the openings in removably holding the reinforcement material on the pair of arms. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6)
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5. A surgical fastener dispensing apparatus comprising:
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a surgical fastener dispensing member on the apparatus that is operative to dispense at least one surgical fastener; a surgical fastener receiving member on the apparatus that is positioned opposite the surgical fastener dispensing member and is operative to receive a surgical fastener dispensed from the surgical fastener dispensing member and to alter the surgical fastener received; a reinforcement material holder on the apparatus that is positioned between the surgical fastener dispensing member and the surgical fastener receiving member; reinforcement material that is removably mounted on the reinforcement material holder and is positioned between the surgical fastener dispensing member and the surgical fastener receiving member; the reinforcement material holder having a pair of arms that are positioned at opposite sides of the surgical fastener receiving member for removably holding the reinforcement material on the pair of arms extending across the surgical fastener receiving member; the reinforcement material having opposite side edges; the pair of arms being removably attachable to the opposite side edges of the reinforcement material; the pair of arms being a pair of elongate, narrow rods; the opposite side edges of the reinforcement material having a pair of openings that receive the pair of rods inserted into the openings in removably holding the reinforcement material on the pair of arms; and the reinforcement material having a pair of tubes with the pair of openings being to the pair of tubes.
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7. A reinforcement for a surgical fastener dispensing apparatus having a surgical fastener dispensing member and a surgical fastener receiving member positioned on opposite sides of a reinforcement material holder, the reinforcement comprising:
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a sheet of reinforcement material having a length between opposite end edges of the sheet and a width between opposite side edges of the sheet, the opposite side edges of the sheet being adapted for removable attachment to the reinforcement material holder of the surgical fastener dispensing apparatus; the sheet of reinforcement material having a pair of tubes dimensioned to receive a pair of arms of the reinforcement material holder in removably attaching the sheet to the reinforcement material holder. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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