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Buttress and surgical stapling apparatus

  • US 9,005,243 B2
  • Filed: 07/18/2013
  • Issued: 04/14/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical stapling apparatus comprising:

  • a staple cartridge containing at least one staple;

    an anvil having a staple forming surface; and

    a buttress positioned adjacent the anvil or the cartridge, the buttress comprising a non-porous layer disposed between first and second porous layers and a reinforcement member positioned within the non-porous layer,wherein pores of the porous layers do not span across the entire thickness of the porous layers.

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