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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2020
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventor:
Eric J. Taylor, Southington, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/072 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/07292 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07257 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01);
Abstract
Surgical stapling apparatuses have a surgical buttress attached thereto. The surgical buttress includes an elongate rectangular body having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and opposing lateral sides running along the elongate rectangular body from the proximal portion to the distal portion. Magnesium is on a surface and/or in pores of the surgical buttress.