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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2021
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);
Samuel P. Tidwell, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Stephanie A. Mutchler, Loveland, OH (US);
Gary W. Knight, Lebanon, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A tissue thickness compensator may generally comprise a first layer comprising a first biocompatible material sealingly enclosed in a water impermeable material and a second layer comprising a second biocompatible material comprising at least one encapsulation, wherein the first biocompatible material expands when contacted with a fluid. The tissue thickness compensator may comprise a haemostatic agent, an anti-inflammatory agent, an antibiotic agent, anti-microbial agent, an anti-adhesion agent, an anti-coagulant agent, a medicament, and/or pharmaceutically active agent. The encapsulation may comprise a biodegradable material to degrade in vivo and/or in situ. The tissue thickness compensator may comprise a hydrogel. The reaction product may comprise a fluid-swellable composition. Articles of manufacture comprising the tissue thickness compensator and methods of making and using the tissue thickness compensator are also described.