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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2016
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:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
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;