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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:
Dec. 04, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Leslie Hamilton, Ringoes, NJ (US);
Rao S. Bezwada, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
Mark B. Roller, North Brunswick, NJ (US);
Murty N. Vyakarnam, Edison, NJ (US);
David A. Dalessandro, Fanwood, NJ (US);
Joel S. Rosenblatt, Watchung, NJ (US);
Ram L. Kataria, Hamilton Square, NJ (US);
Lowell G. Saferstein, West Orange, NJ (US);
James F. Martin, Lebanon, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Skillman, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/704 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for achieving hemostasis and pneumostasis along a staple line by utilizing a compliant bioabsorbable foam buttress which may be attached to one jaw of a surgical stapling apparatus by a biocompatible releasable adhesive.
Published as:
CA2313064A1; EP1064883A1; AU4375900A; JP2001037763A; US6325810B1; AU771060B2; EP1064883B1; DE60021961D1; ES2246215T3; DE60021961T2; JP4173273B2;