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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2015
Ethicon Endo-surgery, Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Michael J. Vendely, Lebanon, OH (US);
Trevor J. Barton, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jason L Harris, Lebanon, OH (US);
Charles J. Scheib, Loveland, OH (US);
Emily A. Schellin, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Prudence A. Turner, Independence, KY (US);
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a housing, a platform, and a buttress assembly. The housing defines a gap configured to receive a portion of an end effector of a surgical stapler. A portion of the platform is exposed in the gap defined by the housing. The buttress assembly is positioned on the platform. The buttress assembly is exposed in the gap defined by the housing. The platform is configured to apply at least two different amounts of pressure against the first buttress assembly in response to a clamping action of an end effector positioned in the gap defined by the housing.