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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2020
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Gerald N. Hodgkinson, Killingworth, CT (US);
Michael A. Soltz, Fairfield, CT (US);
Sulaiman Hussaini, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Souad Sedlik, Windsor, CA (US);
Assignees:
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
MEDTRONIC, INC., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 45/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/07292 (2013.01); A61K 9/0024 (2013.01); A61K 45/06 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00818 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00893 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07257 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01);
Abstract
Surgical stapling apparatuses have a buttress attached thereto. The 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. The buttress possesses a layer of a therapeutic agent on at least the proximal portion. In embodiments the buttress possesses the therapeutic agent at both the proximal portion and the distal portion.