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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2020
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Michael J. Vendely, Lebanon, OH (US);
Emily A. Schellin, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Taylor W. Aronhalt, Loveland, OH (US);
Trevor J. Barton, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Lauren S. Weaner, West Chester, OH (US);
Jason L. Harris, Lebanon, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A staple cartridge assembly for use with a surgical stapling instrument is disclosed. The staple cartridge assembly comprises a compressible adjunct and a staple cartridge. The compressible adjunct comprises attachment regions. The staple cartridge comprises a proximal end, a distal end, a deck, a longitudinal row of staple cavities, staples, bonding zones, and barbs. The attachment regions of the compressible adjunct are configured to be secured to bonding areas defined by the bonding zones. The barbs protrude from the deck, and the barbs are configured to maintain an initial alignment between the attachment regions and the bonding zones prior to attachment of the compressible adjunct to the deck.