Cilag International Gmbh

Ethicon, Gmbh

Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc.

Depuy Mitek, Inc.

Mark D Timmer

Frederick E Shelton, IV

Jackie J Donners

Michael J Vendely

Rao S Bezwada

Ashley D Easter

Aidan Craigwood

Caroline Hagerman

Kathrin Holtzmann

Trevor J Barton

Charles J Scheib

Emily A Schellin

Steven G Hall

Prudence A Turner

Jason L Harris

Mark S Zeiner

Victoria Dalessandro

Taylor W Aronhalt

Richard William Timm

Tamara S Widenhouse

Prudence A Vulhop

Katherine J Schmid

Christopher W Widenhouse

Lauren S Weaner

Chunlin Yang

Donald L Reynolds, Ii

Marc Wisnudel

Matthew M Lang

Chester O Baxter, Iii

William Bruce Weisenburgh, Ii

Dennis D Jamiolkowski

Gary W Knight

Mark H Ransick

Cortney E Henderson

Joseph Henry Contiliano

Sasa Andjelic

Sridevi N Dhanaraj

Michael J Miller

John L Stammen

Venkataramanan Mandakolathur Vasudevan

Joseph J Hammer

Stephanie M Kladakis

Dhanuraj Shetty

Stephanie A Mutchler

Jack Donners

Courtney J Sikes

Ii William B Weisenburgh

Dennis J Jamiolkowski

Chester O Baxter Iii

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

In various embodiments, a tissue thickness compensator can comprise a compressible extracellular matrix and a bioabsorbable material dispersed within the extracellular matrix, wherein the bioapsorption of the bioabsorbable material is configured to leave behind channels in the extracellular matrix. The tissue thickness compensator can also comprise generation means for generating the ingrowth of tissue into the channels. In at least one embodiment, the tissue thickness compensator can comprise dissolvable wicking members which, when dissolved, can leave behind channels in the tissue thickness compensator. In certain embodiments, the tissue thickness compensator can comprise at least one rupturable capsule.

Tissue thickness compensator comprising layers

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.

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

A staple cartridge is disclosed. The staple cartridge can include a cartridge body, a plurality of staples, and an implantable layer. The implantable layer can include a piece of lyophilized foam and a plurality of fibers at least partially embedded in the piece of lyophilized foam. The implantable layer can further include a plurality of pores defined in piece of lyophilized foam, and a plurality of pockets, wherein a pocket at least partially surrounds a fiber. A method of forming an implantable layer for use with a surgical staple is also disclosed. The method can comprise obtaining a mold comprising a cavity, placing a plurality of fibers in the cavity of the mold, dispensing a solution into the cavity around the fibers, and lyophilizing the solution in the cavity.

Implantable layers for a surgical instrument

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Jersey City, NJ, United States of America

Mark D Timmer