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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
David A. Dalessandro, Fanwood, NJ (US);
Murty N. Vyakarnam, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/710 ; A61D 1/708 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/710 ; A61D 1/708 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a surgical stapling apparatus and a buttress, i.e. pledget, for use in the surgical stapling apparatus, which buttress provides sealing for hemostasis and pneumostasis, and which buttress includes a continuous projection, or a plurality of projections, for cooperation with guide channels for thereby attaching the buttress to the staple cartridge or anvil in a releasable pressure fit relationship.
Published as:
US6273897B1; CA2338049A1; EP1129665A1; JP2001286477A; EP1129665B1; DE60124441D1; DE60124441T2; JP4409105B2;