Pouch used to deliver medication when ruptured
First Claim
1. An anvil assembly for a circular stapling device, the anvil assembly comprising:
- an anvil head configured to support an anvil plate thereon;
a shaft extending from the anvil head and configured to selectively engage a rod member of the circular stapling device;
an anvil plate operatively connected to the anvil head, wherein the anvil plate includes an inner diametral edge, and wherein the anvil plate defines a plurality of staple forming pockets therein at a location radially outward of the inner diametral edge;
a recess formed in the anvil head, wherein the recess is defined by the inner diametral edge of the anvil plate and a rear surface of the anvil head; and
a wound treatment material disposed substantially within the recess.
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Abstract
An anvil assembly for a circular stapling device includes an anvil head configured to support an anvil plate thereon, a shaft extending from the anvil head and configured to selectively engage a rod member of the circular stapling device, an anvil plate operatively connected to the anvil head, wherein the anvil plate includes an inner diametral edge, and wherein the anvil plate defines a plurality of staple forming pockets therein at a location radially outward of the inner diametral edge, a recess formed in the anvil head, wherein the recess is defined by the inner diametral edge of the anvil plate and a rear surface of the anvil head, and a wound treatment material disposed substantially within the recess.
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20 Claims
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1. An anvil assembly for a circular stapling device, the anvil assembly comprising:
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an anvil head configured to support an anvil plate thereon; a shaft extending from the anvil head and configured to selectively engage a rod member of the circular stapling device; an anvil plate operatively connected to the anvil head, wherein the anvil plate includes an inner diametral edge, and wherein the anvil plate defines a plurality of staple forming pockets therein at a location radially outward of the inner diametral edge; a recess formed in the anvil head, wherein the recess is defined by the inner diametral edge of the anvil plate and a rear surface of the anvil head; and a wound treatment material disposed substantially within the recess. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A surgical stapling device, comprising:
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a handle portion; a body portion located at the distal end of the handle portion; a head portion located at the distal end of the body portion, the head portion including an anvil assembly, a staple cartridge assembly and a knife blade, wherein the staple cartridge assembly includes an annular array of staples, wherein the anvil assembly includes; an anvil head configured to support an anvil plate thereon; a shaft extending from the anvil head and configured to selectively engage a rod member of the staple cartridge assembly; an anvil plate operatively connected to the anvil head, wherein the anvil plate includes an inner diametral edge having a diameter larger than a diameter of the knife blade, and wherein the anvil plate defines a plurality of staple forming pockets therein; a recess formed in the anvil head, wherein the recess is defined by the inner diametral edge of the anvil plate and a rear surface of the anvil head; and a wound treatment material disposed substantially within the recess. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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