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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2015
Ethicon Endo-surgery, Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Michael J. Vendely, Lebanon, OH (US);
Emily A. Schellin, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Taylor W. Aronhalt, Loveland, OH (US);
Trevor J. Barton, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Lauren S. Weaner, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jason L. Harris, Lebanon, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
A compressible adjunct is used with a surgical instrument including a staple cartridge deck. The compressible adjunct includes a first biocompatible material, a second biocompatible material with a lower melting temperature than the first biocompatible material, and a body including a face positionable against a length of the staple cartridge deck. The face includes a plurality of attachment regions spaced apart from one another, wherein the plurality of attachment regions include the second biocompatible material, wherein the face is selectively attachable to the staple cartridge deck at said plurality of attachment regions, and a plurality of non-attachment regions extending between the plurality of attachment regions, wherein the second biocompatible material is selectively disposed outside said non-attachment regions.