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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2010
Sachin Shah, Milford, CT (US);
Richard Simpson, Hamden, CT (US);
Sachin Shah, Milford, CT (US);
Richard Simpson, Hamden, CT (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical buttress for use with a surgical stapling apparatus having a first jaw in the form of an anvil assembly and a second jaw configured to selectively receive a staple cartridge assembly. The surgical buttress includes a first body portion and a second body portion. The first body portion substantially overlies a portion of a plurality of fastener slots of the staple cartridge assembly. The staple cartridge assembly is removably operably couplable to the second jaw of the surgical stapling apparatus. The second body portion extends from the first body portion and is configured and dimensioned to be removably positioned to substantially overlie a portion of a plurality of fastener pockets of the anvil assembly of the surgical stapling apparatus when the staple cartridge assembly is operably coupled to the second jaw of the surgical stapling apparatus.