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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1997
Wanda L McKean, Stamford, CT (US);
Matthew Hain, New Haven, CT (US);
Ilya S Koyfman, Orange, CT (US);
United States Surgical Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A surgical stapling apparatus having tissue bolstering material disposed thereon for application of the material and staples to body tissue. Two tissue bolstering members are preferably provided, each member being generally planar in configuration, wherein a first member corresponds to the dimensions of the tissue contacting surface of a staple cartridge and a second member corresponds to the dimensions of the tissue contacting surface of an anvil. In use, tissue is disposed between the anvil and the staple cartridge and the instrument is fired, thereby securing the tissue bolstering material to the tissue.
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