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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2022
Applicant:
Lexington Medical, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Inventors:
Jameson Kief, Wakefield, MA (US);
Andrew Marecki, Wilbraham, MA (US);
Assignee:
Lexington Medical, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/07292 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07257 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure includes a surgical buttress or reinforcement for a surgical stapler assembly. The surgical stapler includes an anvil with a tissue contacting surface and a staple cartridge with a tissue contacting surface. The surgical buttress, in either one or two pieces, is releasably secured to the tissue contacting surfaces. The staples are delivered through the surgical buttress to provide a reinforcement for the staples.