Ethicon, Gmbh

Cilag International Gmbh

Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc.

Lucia M Casella

Frederick E Shelton, IV

Jason L Harris

Jerome R Morgan

Bret William Smith

Charles J Scheib

Mark S Zeiner

Lawrence Crainich

Sarah Alexandra Worthington

Sarah A Worthington

A buttress material for use with a surgical staple cartridge. In various forms, the buttress material comprises a buttress body that is sized to be operably received on a deck of the surgical staple cartridge. The buttress body includes at least four edges and a central portion. At least two of the edges have a plurality of edge notches formed therein. The central portion may include a plurality of cutout openings therein.

Surgical stapling buttresses and adjunct materials

A layer of material for use with a surgical staple cartridge is disclosed. The layer can be releasably secured to the cartridge body of the surgical staple cartridge. The layer can comprise an array of discrete distressed regions arranged in a pattern that matches a pattern of staple cavities defined in the cartridge body.

A fastener cartridge for creating a flexible fastener line is disclosed. The fastener cartridge includes a plurality of fasteners removably stored therein wherein at least some of the fasteners are oriented in directions which are transverse or oblique to an incision created by a cutting member passing through the fastener cartridge. Once these fasteners are deployed into tissue, the fasteners can translate and/or rotate within the tissue when the tissue is stretched.

Fastener cartridge for creating a flexible staple line

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Akron, OH, United States of America

Lucia M Casella