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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2022
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Jacob C. Baril, Norwalk, CT (US);
Roanit Fernandes, Hyderabad, IN;
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical stapling apparatus includes a loading unit, a surgical buttress, and a buttress retention band. The loading unit includes an anvil assembly and a staple cartridge assembly. The staple cartridge assembly includes a staple cartridge having a tissue facing surface including staple pockets and a central longitudinal slot defined therethrough, and a protrusion extending outwardly therefrom. The surgical buttress includes a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The proximal end portion is positioned over the protrusion of the staple cartridge. The buttress retention band is disposed around the proximal end portion of the surgical buttress and the protrusion of the staple cartridge to releasably secure the proximal end portion of the surgical buttress to the staple cartridge assembly.