Surgical apparatus including surgical buttress
First Claim
1. A surgical stapling apparatus, comprising:
- a housing;
an end effector being secured to the housing and having first and second jaw assemblies, the first jaw assembly defining a plurality of fastener retaining slots, the second jaw assembly defining a plurality of fastener forming pockets, a knife channel, and an interior passage therein;
a knife assembly supported by the housing and including a knife bar and a knife blade that is movable through at least one of the first and second jaw assemblies, the knife blade secured to a distal end of the knife bar, the knife bar including a top portion received within the interior passage of the second jaw assembly as the knife blade travels through the knife channel of the second jaw assembly;
a plurality of recesses defined in at least one of the first and second jaw assemblies, wherein the plurality of recesses are disposed around a perimeter of at least one of the plurality of fastener retaining slots of the first jaw assembly and the plurality of fastener forming pockets of the second jaw assembly;
a plurality of fasteners disposed in the fastener retaining slots of the first jaw assembly and configured and dimensioned to be formed by the fastener forming pockets of the second jaw assembly; and
at least one surgical buttress having a body including a plurality of plugs extending therefrom, the body overlying at least one of;
at least some of the fastener retaining slots of the first jaw assembly; and
at least some of the fastener forming pockets of the second jaw assembly; and
the plugs of each surgical buttress being integrally formed with the body thereof and being relatively positioned on the body wherein the plugs are solely disposed within the plurality of recesses of at least one of the first and second jaw assemblies for securing the at least one surgical buttress to at least one of the first jaw assembly and the second jaw assembly, a portion of each of the plugs of the plurality of plugs extending into the interior passage of the second jaw assembly to facilitate the securement of the at least one surgical buttress to the second jaw assembly, the top portion of the knife bar mechanically disrupting the portion of each of the plugs that extends into the interior passage of the second jaw assembly to facilitate a release of the at least one surgical buttress from the second jaw assembly as the top portion of the knife bar travels through the interior passage of the second jaw assembly.
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Abstract
A surgical stapling apparatus includes a housing, an end effector, fasteners, and one or more surgical buttresses. The end effector is secured to the housing and has first and second jaw assemblies. The first jaw assembly defines slots and the second jaw assembly defines pockets. One or both of the first and second jaw assemblies define recesses. The fasteners are disposed in the slots of the first jaw assembly and are formed by the pockets of the second jaw assembly. The one or more surgical buttresses have a body that includes plugs that are integrally formed with the body for insertion into the recesses to secure the surgical buttress(es) to one or both of the first and second jaw assemblies. The body substantially overlies at least some of the slots of the first jaw assembly and/or at least some of the pockets of the second jaw assembly.
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16 Claims
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1. A surgical stapling apparatus, comprising:
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a housing; an end effector being secured to the housing and having first and second jaw assemblies, the first jaw assembly defining a plurality of fastener retaining slots, the second jaw assembly defining a plurality of fastener forming pockets, a knife channel, and an interior passage therein; a knife assembly supported by the housing and including a knife bar and a knife blade that is movable through at least one of the first and second jaw assemblies, the knife blade secured to a distal end of the knife bar, the knife bar including a top portion received within the interior passage of the second jaw assembly as the knife blade travels through the knife channel of the second jaw assembly; a plurality of recesses defined in at least one of the first and second jaw assemblies, wherein the plurality of recesses are disposed around a perimeter of at least one of the plurality of fastener retaining slots of the first jaw assembly and the plurality of fastener forming pockets of the second jaw assembly; a plurality of fasteners disposed in the fastener retaining slots of the first jaw assembly and configured and dimensioned to be formed by the fastener forming pockets of the second jaw assembly; and at least one surgical buttress having a body including a plurality of plugs extending therefrom, the body overlying at least one of; at least some of the fastener retaining slots of the first jaw assembly; and at least some of the fastener forming pockets of the second jaw assembly; and the plugs of each surgical buttress being integrally formed with the body thereof and being relatively positioned on the body wherein the plugs are solely disposed within the plurality of recesses of at least one of the first and second jaw assemblies for securing the at least one surgical buttress to at least one of the first jaw assembly and the second jaw assembly, a portion of each of the plugs of the plurality of plugs extending into the interior passage of the second jaw assembly to facilitate the securement of the at least one surgical buttress to the second jaw assembly, the top portion of the knife bar mechanically disrupting the portion of each of the plugs that extends into the interior passage of the second jaw assembly to facilitate a release of the at least one surgical buttress from the second jaw assembly as the top portion of the knife bar travels through the interior passage of the second jaw assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An end effector for a surgical stapling apparatus, comprising:
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a first jaw assembly defining a plurality of fastener retaining slots and a second jaw assembly defining a plurality of fastener forming pockets, the second jaw assembly defining an interior passage and a knife channel that is in communication with the interior passage, the knife channel configured to receive a knife blade therethrough, the interior passage extending over the plurality of fastener forming pockets; a plurality of recesses defined in at least one of the first and second jaw assemblies, wherein the plurality of recesses are disposed around a perimeter of at least one of the plurality of fastener retaining slots of the first jaw assembly and the plurality of fastener forming pockets of the second jaw assembly; a plurality of fasteners disposed in the fastener retaining slots of the first jaw assembly and configured and dimensioned to be formed by the fastener forming pockets of the second jaw assembly; and at least one surgical buttress having a body including a plurality of plugs extending therefrom, the body overlying at least one of; at least some of the fastener retaining slots of the first jaw assembly; and at least some of the fastener forming pockets of the second jaw assembly; and the plugs of each surgical buttress being integrally formed with the body thereof and being relatively positioned on the body wherein the plugs are solely disposed within the plurality of recesses of at least one of the first and second jaw assemblies for securing the at least one surgical buttress to at least one of the first jaw assembly and the second jaw assembly, wherein a portion of each of the plugs of the plurality of plugs extends through a respective one of the plurality of recesses and into the interior passage of the second jaw assembly to facilitate the securement of the at least one surgical buttress to the second jaw assembly. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An end effector for a surgical stapling apparatus, the end effector comprising:
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a first jaw assembly defining a plurality of fastener retaining slots and a second jaw assembly defining a plurality of fastener forming pockets, the second jaw assembly defining an interior passage extending over the plurality of fastener forming pockets and a knife channel configured to receive a knife blade therethrough; a plurality of recesses defined in at least one of the first and second jaw assemblies separate from the knife channel, wherein the plurality of recesses are disposed around a perimeter of at least one of the plurality of fastener retaining slots of the first jaw assembly and the plurality of fastener forming pockets of the second jaw assembly; a plurality of fasteners disposed in the fastener retaining slots of the first jaw assembly and configured and dimensioned to be formed by respective ones of the fastener forming pockets of the second jaw assembly; and at least one surgical buttress having a body including a plurality of plugs extending therefrom, the body overlying at least one of; at least some of the fastener retaining slots of the first jaw assembly; and at least some of the fastener forming pockets of the second jaw assembly; and the plugs of each surgical buttress being integrally formed with the body thereof and being relatively positioned on the body wherein the plugs are solely disposed within the plurality of recesses of at least one of the first and second jaw assemblies for securing the at least one surgical buttress to at least one of the first jaw assembly and the second jaw assembly, wherein a portion of each of the plugs of the plurality of plugs extends through a respective one of the plurality of recesses and into the interior passage of the second jaw assembly.
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Specification