Ethicon, Gmbh

Bezwada Biomedical, LLC

Cilag International Gmbh

American Cyanamid Company

Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc.

Other

Bezwada Biomedial, LLC

Rao S Bezwada

Dennis D Jamiolkowski

Frederick E Shelton, IV

Jason L Harris

Charles J Scheib

Shalaby Wahba Shalaby

Michael J Vendely

Mark S Zeiner

Prudence A Turner

Ashley D Easter

Caroline Hagerman

Aidan Craigwood

Kathrin Holtzmann

Mark D Timmer

Jackie J Donners

Emily A Schellin

Steven G Hall

Trevor J Barton

Victoria Dalessandro

Angelo G Scopelianos

Alastair W Hunter

Hugh D Newman, Jr

Kevin L Cooper

Prudence A Vulhop

Steven C Arnold

Christopher W Widenhouse

Mark B Roller

Sasa Andjelic

Shawn Thayer Huxel

Peyton L Hopson

Donald F Koelmel

Stephen C Arnold

Chester O Baxter, Iii

Richard L Kronenthal

Brian M Kelly

Bernard L Williams

Jack Donners

Jerome R Morgan

Mark S Ortiz

Taylor W Aronhalt

Richard L Leimbach

Jeffrey L Aldridge

Sean P Conlon

Michael S Cropper

Robert J Tannhauser

Joshua R Uth

Donna L Korvick

Christopher J Schall

Joel S Rosenblatt

Leslie Hamilton

Chunlin Yang

Modesto Erneta

Murty Narayan Vyakarnam

Iksoo Chun

Semyon Shchervinsky

Lowell G Saferstein

Venkataramanan Mandakolathur Vasudevan

Walter McGregor

Donald W Regula

Donald G Hill

Adel Kafrawy

James F Martin

Ram L Kataria

Michael F Bregen

Amy L Finkenaur

Margaret M D'Aversa

David A Dalessandro

Howard L Scalzo, Jr

Jonathan M Cohen

Peyton Hopson

Neeti Srivastava

Mo Erneta

Stuart L Cooper

Constance Ace

Richard D Gooding

Elisabeth A Sandoval

Hugh D Newman

Iii Chester O Baxter

Iv Frederick E Shelton

A method of applying a buttress to a surgical stapler end effector comprises positioning a buttress assembly between an anvil and a staple cartridge of the end effector. The buttress assembly comprises a buttress body and an adhesive material. The adhesive material faces either an underside of the anvil or a deck of the staple cartridge. The anvil is in an open position relative to the staple cartridge during the act of positioning the buttress assembly between the anvil and the staple cartridge. The method further comprises moving the anvil toward the staple cartridge then moving the anvil back to the open position. The buttress assembly is adhered to the underside of the anvil or the deck of the staple cartridge via the adhesive material with the anvil moved back to the open position. The adhesive material comprises a bioabsorbable polymer.

Method of applying a buttress to a surgical stapler

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

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.

A surgical stapler end effector comprises a staple cartridge, an anvil, and a buttress assembly. The staple cartridge comprises a plurality of staples and a deck. The staple cartridge is operable to drive the staples through the deck. The anvil is movable from an open position toward the staple cartridge to reach a closed position. The anvil includes an underside having staple forming surface configured to receive staples driven through the deck. The buttress assembly comprises a buttress body and an adhesive material. The adhesive material comprises a polymer. The polymer is bioabsorbable. The polymer has an inherent viscosity at or below 3.0 dL/g.

Low inherent viscosity bioabsorbable polymer adhesive for releasably attaching a staple buttress to a surgical stapler

Stapling assemblies for use with a surgical stapler and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. Three dimensional adjuncts for use with a surgical stapling assembly and methods for manufacturing the same are also provided.

Three dimensional adjuncts

Method of applying a buttress to a surgical stapler and effector

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