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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2018
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Gregory J. Bakos, Mason, OH (US);
Jason L. Harris, Lebanon, OH (US);
Pamela M. Ridgley, Lebanon, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Michael J. Vendely, Lebanon, OH (US);
Mark S. Zeiner, Mason, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A buttress applier cartridge assembly includes buttress assemblies and a buttress applier cartridge for use with an end effector of a surgical stapler. The buttress assemblies each include a buttress to support a staple formed therein as well an adhesive for adhering to the end effector. The buttress applier cartridge includes a housing, a platform that extends longitudinally and supports the buttress assemblies, and an opening configured to accommodate a curved tip of the end effector when clamping the end effector onto the platform to transfer the buttress assemblies to the end effector.