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Structure for attachment of buttress material to anvils and cartridges of surgical stapler

  • US 8,308,042 B2
  • Filed: 05/16/2011
  • Issued: 11/13/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A staple cartridge, comprising:

  • a housing including a proximal portion and a distal portion, the housing defining a surface including a plurality of staple pockets formed in a tissue contacting surface thereof for the reception of staples therein; and

    a buttress material including a proximal and a distal portion, the buttress material releasably securable to the surface of the housing atop of the staple pockets, the distal portion of the buttress material defining a distal end having a tab extending distally therefrom, the tab having a narrower width relative to the buttress material and the distal portion of the housing defining a groove, the tab configured to be releasably secured to the groove.

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