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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2023
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Heather Strang, West Chester, OH (US);
Jordan B. Wong, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael J. Vendely, Lebanon, OH (US);
Christopher J. Hess, Blue Ash, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
An assembly includes an applicator, which includes a housing defining a gap configured to receive an end effector jaw of a surgical stapler. The applicator also includes a platform positioned within the gap. The assembly also includes a buttress assembly having a first length and positioned on the platform. The assembly further includes a trimming feature presented by the applicator or the buttress assembly, and configured to facilitate trimming of the buttress assembly from the first length to a predetermined second length.