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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2020
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Sulaiman Hussaini, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Gerald N. Hodgkinson, Killingworth, CT (US);
Daniel A. Schulz-Jander, Oakland, CA (US);
Dwight G. Bronson, Cheshire, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61L 31/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/07292 (2013.01); A61L 31/16 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00893 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07257 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01);
Abstract
Surgical stapling devices have a surgical buttress attached to an anvil jaw member, a cartridge jaw member, or both. The surgical buttress possesses a therapeutic layer of a therapeutic agent in a pattern thereon. The pattern may reflect various concentrations of a therapeutic agent, different therapeutic agents, or both.