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Patent No.:

US 10959731 B1

Date of Patent:

Mar. 30, 2021

Filed:

Jun. 14, 2016

Buttress attachment for surgical stapling instrument

Applicant:

Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);

Inventors:

Thomas Casasanta, Jr., Kensington, CT (US);

Anthony Gaddy, Windsor, CT (US);

Assignee:

Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);

Attorney:

Carter DeLuca & Farrell LLP

Primary Examiner:

Thanh K Truong

Assistant Examiner:

David G Shutty

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

A61B 17/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

A61B 17/105 (2013.01); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 17/072 (2013.01); A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 17/07292 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01);

Abstract

A surgical stapling apparatus includes a handle, a tool assembly, and a staple cartridge. The handle includes an actuation trigger. The tool assembly is operatively coupled to the handle. In addition, the tool assembly includes a first jaw member and a second jaw member. The staple cartridge is releasably supported on the first jaw member. The staple cartridge includes first and second buttress materials and a spring member extending from the staple cartridge. The spring member is configured to support the second buttress material away from the first buttress material.

Published as:

US2017354415A1; CA2969044A1; EP3257450A1; JP2017221663A; AU2017203584A1; EP3257450B1; ES2794933T3; US10959731B2; US2021169484A1; JP2021183284A; JP7261274B2;

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