APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A REINFORCED SURGICAL STAPLE LINE
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1. A method of loading a bolster material onto a surgical stapling device, the method comprising:
- providing a surgical stapling device having a receiving area for receipt of a bolster material, the receiving area including a first surface and a second surface;
providing a loading device for loading a single piece of bolster material onto the surgical stapling device, the loading device comprising;
an applicator element having a first applicator face for holding a first portion of said single piece of bolster material, and a second applicator face for holding a second portion of said single piece of bolster material;
a single piece of bolster material removably positioned on the applicator element, the single piece of bolster material including a first bolster material portion having a face received on said first applicator face, a second bolster material portion having a face received on said second applicator face, and a bend portion connecting said first bolster material portion and said second bolster material portion, wherein said first bolster material portion, said second bolster material portion, and said bend portion are formed from a single piece of bovine pericardium; and
an adhesive material on a surface of said single piece of bolster material for adhering said single piece of bolster material to said surgical stapling device; and
delivering the loading device to the surgical stapling device such that the single piece of bolster material is received in the receiving area, and such that the face of the first bolster material portion contacts and is held against the first surface of the receiving area and the face of the second bolster material portion contacts and is held against the second surface of the receiving area.
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Abstract
An apparatus for use with a surgical stapler to provide a reinforced surgical staple line. The apparatus includes an applicator that carries a first and second bioimplantable material connected by a hinge. An applicator clip may be provided to releasably secure the first and second bioimplantable material onto the applicator.
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1. A method of loading a bolster material onto a surgical stapling device, the method comprising:
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providing a surgical stapling device having a receiving area for receipt of a bolster material, the receiving area including a first surface and a second surface; providing a loading device for loading a single piece of bolster material onto the surgical stapling device, the loading device comprising; an applicator element having a first applicator face for holding a first portion of said single piece of bolster material, and a second applicator face for holding a second portion of said single piece of bolster material; a single piece of bolster material removably positioned on the applicator element, the single piece of bolster material including a first bolster material portion having a face received on said first applicator face, a second bolster material portion having a face received on said second applicator face, and a bend portion connecting said first bolster material portion and said second bolster material portion, wherein said first bolster material portion, said second bolster material portion, and said bend portion are formed from a single piece of bovine pericardium; and an adhesive material on a surface of said single piece of bolster material for adhering said single piece of bolster material to said surgical stapling device; and delivering the loading device to the surgical stapling device such that the single piece of bolster material is received in the receiving area, and such that the face of the first bolster material portion contacts and is held against the first surface of the receiving area and the face of the second bolster material portion contacts and is held against the second surface of the receiving area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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