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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Ethicon Endo-surgery, Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Inventors:
Jason L. Harris, Lebanon, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Michael J. Vendely, Lebanon, OH (US);
Jerome R. Morgan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Dennis D. Jamiolkowski, Long Valley, NJ (US);
Mark S. Zeiner, Mason, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/105 (2013.01); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 17/0644 (2013.01); A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 17/07292 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00955 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00964 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07235 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07242 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07278 (2013.01);
Abstract
A staple cartridge assembly comprising an implantable adjunct or layer assembly is disclosed. The implantable adjunct comprises a plurality of layers, wherein at least one of the layers has been melted to bond with one or more of the other layers of the implantable adjunct.
Published as:
US2017086838A1; EP3150142A2; WO2017058606A2; EP3150142A3; WO2017058606A3; CN108289677A; EP3150142B1; BR112018006250A2; JP2018531685A; US10980539B2; CN108289677B; JP6862434B2; BR112018006250B1;