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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022
Filed:
May. 12, 2020
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Rajanikanth Mandula, Hyderabad, IN;
Ravi Sekhar Gutti, Hyderabad, IN;
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); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical stapling device includes a tool assembly having an anvil assembly and a cartridge assembly. The anvil assembly includes a staple deforming surface and defines an elongate channel that supports a roller. The staple deforming surface defines a transverse slot. The roller supports a buttress material that can be pulled through the transverse slot to position the buttress material atop the staple forming surface.