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Surgical staple cartridges with tissue tethers for manipulating divided tissue and methods of using same

  • US 8,540,131 B2
  • Filed: 03/15/2011
  • Issued: 09/24/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical staple cartridge comprising:

  • a cartridge body operably supporting a plurality of surgical staples therein, said cartridge body comprising;

    a deck surface and first and second lateral sides; and

    a slot centrally disposed therein dividing said deck surface into a first deck portion and a second deck portion;

    a first base material segment removably retained on said first deck portion, said first base material having at least one first tether non-removably affixed thereto; and

    a second base material segment removably retained on said second deck portion, said second base material having at least one second tether non-removably affixed thereto.

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