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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2019
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Chester O. Baxter, III, Loveland, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Charles J. Scheib, Loveland, OH (US);
Christopher W. Widenhouse, Clarksville, OH (US);
William B. Weisenburgh, II, Maineville, OH (US);
John L. Stammen, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Mark H. Ransick, West Chester, OH (US);
Stephanie A. Mutchler, Loveland, OH (US);
Gary W. Knight, West Chester, OH (US);
Michael S. Cropper, Edgewood, KY (US);
Sean P. Conlon, Loveland, OH (US);
Jeffrey S. Swayze, West Chester, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A staple cartridge assembly comprising a tissue thickness compensator is disclosed. The tissue thickness compensator comprises a first fibrous, woven material and a second fibrous, woven material. The first fibrous, woven material comprises a density which is different than the density of the second fibrous, woven material. The tissue thickness compensator is configured to expand upon contact with a fluid in order to apply a compressive force to tissue captured within staples.