Surgical stapling apparatus including releasable buttress
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1. A staple cartridge for use with a surgical stapling apparatus, the staple cartridge comprising:
- a cartridge body;
a plurality of staples disposed within the cartridge body, each staple including a crown and a pair of legs depending from the crown;
a tissue contacting surface on the cartridge body defining staple retaining slots, each staple retaining slot dimensioned to releasably retain a staple; and
a buttress material including at least one weld joining the buttress material to the tissue contacting surface, the at least one weld being positioned to at least partially overlie a staple retaining slot.
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Abstract
A staple cartridge for use with a surgical stapling apparatus includes a cartridge body, a plurality of staples disposed within the cartridge body, a tissue contacting surface on the cartridge body defining staple retaining slots dimensioned to releasably retain a staple, and a buttress material including at least one weld joining the buttress material to the tissue contacting surface of the cartridge body. The at least one weld is positioned to at least partially overlie a staple retaining slot.
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1. A staple cartridge for use with a surgical stapling apparatus, the staple cartridge comprising:
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a cartridge body; a plurality of staples disposed within the cartridge body, each staple including a crown and a pair of legs depending from the crown; a tissue contacting surface on the cartridge body defining staple retaining slots, each staple retaining slot dimensioned to releasably retain a staple; and a buttress material including at least one weld joining the buttress material to the tissue contacting surface, the at least one weld being positioned to at least partially overlie a staple retaining slot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A surgical stapling apparatus including a releasable buttress material, the surgical stapling apparatus comprising:
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a cartridge assembly including a plurality of staples and a tissue contacting surface defining staple retaining slots; an anvil assembly including a tissue contacting surface defining staple pockets for forming staples expelled from the staple retaining slots of the cartridge assembly; and a buttress material including at least one weld joining the buttress material to the tissue contacting surface of the cartridge assembly, the at least one weld being positioned to at least partially overlie a staple retaining slot of the cartridge assembly. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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