Recessed groove for better suture retention
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1. An end effector for use with a surgical stapler, the end effector comprising:
- a staple cartridge including a tissue contacting surface having at least one recessed groove defined therein and extending across the tissue contacting surface from a first outer side edge to a second outer side edge of the staple cartridge, the first and second outer side edges of the staple cartridge being planar along an entire length of the tissue contacting surface;
an anvil plate including a tissue contacting surface having at least one recessed groove defined therein and extending from a first outer side edge to a second outer side edge of the anvil plate;
a surgical buttress releasably disposed on the tissue contacting surfaces of each of the staple cartridge and the anvil plate; and
at least one suture disposed within the at least one recessed groove of each of the staple cartridge and the anvil plate and configured to retain the respective surgical buttress atop the respective tissue contacting surface.
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Abstract
An end effector for use with a surgical stapler. The end effector comprising a staple cartridge having a tissue contacting surface having at least one recessed groove defined therein and an anvil plate having a tissue contacting surface having at least one recessed groove defined therein. A surgical buttress releasably disposed on the tissue contacting surfaces of each of the staple cartridge and the anvil plate. At least one suture is disposed within the at least one recessed groove of each of the staple cartridge and anvil plate and configured to retain the respective surgical buttress atop the respective tissue contacting surface.
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17 Claims
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1. An end effector for use with a surgical stapler, the end effector comprising:
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a staple cartridge including a tissue contacting surface having at least one recessed groove defined therein and extending across the tissue contacting surface from a first outer side edge to a second outer side edge of the staple cartridge, the first and second outer side edges of the staple cartridge being planar along an entire length of the tissue contacting surface; an anvil plate including a tissue contacting surface having at least one recessed groove defined therein and extending from a first outer side edge to a second outer side edge of the anvil plate; a surgical buttress releasably disposed on the tissue contacting surfaces of each of the staple cartridge and the anvil plate; and at least one suture disposed within the at least one recessed groove of each of the staple cartridge and the anvil plate and configured to retain the respective surgical buttress atop the respective tissue contacting surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A staple cartridge for use with a surgical stapling apparatus, the staple cartridge comprising:
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a cartridge body including a tissue contacting surface defining a plurality of staple retaining slots and having at least one recessed groove defined therein and extending across the tissue contacting surface from a first outer side edge to a second outer side edge of the cartridge body, the first and second outer side edges of the cartridge body being planar along an entire length of the tissue contacting surface; a staple disposed within each staple retaining slot of the cartridge body; a surgical buttress configured and dimensioned to substantially overlie at least a portion of the staple retaining slots of the cartridge body; and at least one suture disposed within the at least one recessed groove of the cartridge body and configured to retain the surgical buttress atop the tissue contacting surface. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A surgical stapling apparatus, comprising:
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a housing; an end effector being secured to the housing having a staple cartridge assembly having a tissue contacting surface and an anvil assembly having a tissue contacting surface, each of the tissue contacting surfaces of the staple cartridge assembly and the anvil assembly having at least one transversely extending recessed groove extending across the respective tissue contacting surface from a first outer side edge to a second outer side of the staple cartridge assembly and the anvil assembly, the first and second outer side edges of the staple cartridge assembly being planar along an entire length of the tissue contacting surface; a surgical buttress configured and dimensioned to substantially overlie at least a portion of the tissue contacting surface of at least one of the staple cartridge assembly or the anvil assembly; and a suture disposed within the at least one recessed groove of each of the tissue contacting surfaces of the staple cartridge assembly and the anvil assembly and configured to retain the respective surgical buttress atop the respective tissue contacting surface. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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