Cilag International Gmbh

Ethicon, Gmbh

Carbon, Inc.

Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc.

Jackie J Donners

Michael J Vendely

Frederick E Shelton, IV

Mark D Timmer

Jason L Harris

Rao S Bezwada

Ashley D Easter

Aidan Craigwood

Caroline Hagerman

Kathrin Holtzmann

Trevor J Barton

Emily A Schellin

Prudence A Turner

Charles J Scheib

Mark S Zeiner

Steven G Hall

Victoria Dalessandro

Peyton L Hopson

Gina Michelle Policastro

Sharon Chen

Hardik Kabaria

Farhad Javid

Prudence A Vulhop

Xinyu Gu

Taylor W Aronhalt

Stephen J Peter

Austin J Bridges

Marc Wisnudel

Donald L Reynolds, Ii

David Arthur Kelly

Elliott Baker

Michael Vendely

Dennis D Jamiolkowski

Lauren S Weaner

Sasa Andjelic

Sridevi N Dhanaraj

Aruna Nathan

Dhanuraj Shetty

Jeffrey C Geesin

Peyton Hopson

Gina Policastro

Austin Bridges

Dennis J Jamiolkowski

Iv Frederick E Shelton

Ii Donald L Reynolds

A buttress is applied to an end effector of a surgical stapler. The buttress is loaded on a platform of a buttress applier cartridge. The end effector is closed upon the platform. An adhesive layer of the buttress secures the buttress to the end effector. The buttress is thus adhered to the end effector when the end effector is opened. The end effector is then actuated on tissue of a patient, thereby stapling the buttress to the tissue.

Method of applying a buttress to a surgical stapler end effector

Stapling assemblies for use with a surgical stapler are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, the stapling assembly includes a cartridge having a plurality of staples disposed therein and a non-fibrous adjunct formed of at least one fused bioabsorbable polymer and configured to be releasably retained on the cartridge. Adjunct systems for use with a surgical stapler are also provided. Surgical end effectors using the stapling assemblies are also provided. Methods for manufacturing stapling assemblies and using the same are also provided.

Compressible stress and strain of non-fibrous adjuncts

Provided herein according to aspects of the present invention are resins that: (a) are suitable for use in additive manufacturing techniques such as bottom-up and top-down stereolithography, (b) produce objects that are bioresorbable, and (c) produce objects that are flexible or elastic (preferably at at least typical room temperatures of 25° C., and in some embodiments at typical human body temperatures of 37° C.). Such resins may include: (a) a bioresorbable polyester oligomer having reactive end groups; (b) non-reactive diluent; (c) optionally reactive diluent; and (d) a photoinitiator.

Bioabsorbable resin for additive manufacturing

A buttress assembly is configured to temporarily adhere to a wet surgical stapler end effector. The buttress assembly includes a buttress body and a humidity tolerant adhesive material. The humidity tolerant adhesive material is applied to at least one side of the buttress body. The humidity tolerant adhesive material is configured to hold the buttress body to an underside of an anvil or a deck of a staple cartridge for at least five minutes in an environment of 100% relative humidity at approximately 37° C.

Surgical stapler buttress assembly with adhesion to wet end effector

A buttress assembly is configured to temporarily adhere to a wet surgical stapler end effector. The buttress assembly includes a buttress body and a humidity tolerant adhesive material. The humidity tolerant adhesive material is applied to at least one side of the buttress body. The humidity tolerant adhesive material is configured to hold the buttress body to an underside of an anvil or a deck of a staple cartridge for at least five minutes in an environment of 100% relative humidity at approximately 37&#xb0; C.

Compressible non-fibrous adjuncts

Provided herein according to aspects of the present invention are resins that: (a) are suitable for use in additive manufacturing techniques such as bottom-up and top-down stereolithography, (b) produce objects that are bioresorbable, and (c) produce objects that are flexible or elastic (preferably at at least typical room temperatures of 25&#xb0; C., and in some embodiments at typical human body temperatures of 37&#xb0; C.). Such resins may include: (a) a bioresorbable polyester oligomer having reactive end groups; (b) non-reactive diluent; (c) optionally reactive diluent; and (d) a photoinitiator.

Method of applying a buttress to a surgical stapler and effector

Novel absorbable foams, lyophilizing solutions, and lyophilizing and annealing processes are disclosed. The foams are made from copolymers of glycolide and epsilon-caprolactone. The foams are useful in or as implantable medical devices.

Lyophilized foams of end block-containing absorbable polymers

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Pennington, NJ, United States of America

Jackie J Donners