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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2015
Ethicon Endo-surgery, Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Emily A. Schellin, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Taylor W. Aronhalt, Loveland, OH (US);
Trevor J. Barton, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael J. Miller, Mason, OH (US);
Michael J. Vendely, Lebanon, OH (US);
Lauren S. Weaner, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Christopher W. Widenhouse, Clarksville, OH (US);
Mark S. Zeiner, Mason, OH (US);
Christian T. Hansen, Milford, NJ (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
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 an inner portion, an outer portion positioned at least partially around the inner portion, and a plurality of passages formed through the outer portion toward the inner portion. The implantable layer can be porous. An implantable layer can include an outer portion including a plurality of fibers. A method of forming an implantable layer for use with a surgical stapler is also disclosed. The method can include forming at least one passage through an outer surface toward an inner portion of the implantable layer.