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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2023
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);
John L. Stammen, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Mark H. Ransick, West Chester, OH (US);
Stephanie A. Mutchler, Loveland, OH (US);
Gary W. Knight, Lebanon, OH (US);
Michael S. Cropper, Edgewood, KY (US);
Sean P. Conlon, Loveland, OH (US);
Jeffrey S. Swayze, West Chester, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A method of creating a tissue thickness compensator is disclosed. The method comprises dispensing oxidized regenerated cellulose onto a cover sheet, folding the cover sheet to at least partially capture the oxidized regenerated cellulose therein, and creating the tissue thickness compensator by applying a seal to the folded cover sheet.