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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2011
Ernie Aranyi, Easton, CT (US);
Patrick Mozdzierz, Rocky Hill, CT (US);
Lee Olson, Wallingford, CT (US);
Sachin Shah, Milford, CT (US);
Kevin Golebieski, Naugatuck, CT (US);
Richard Simpson, Hamden, CT (US);
Anthony Gaddy, Windsor, CT (US);
Ernie Aranyi, Easton, CT (US);
Patrick Mozdzierz, Rocky Hill, CT (US);
Lee Olson, Wallingford, CT (US);
Sachin Shah, Milford, CT (US);
Kevin Golebieski, Naugatuck, CT (US);
Richard Simpson, Hamden, CT (US);
Anthony Gaddy, Windsor, CT (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A loading unit for use with a surgical stapling apparatus is provided and includes: a tool assembly having a cartridge assembly and an anvil assembly that are movable in relation to one another; a surgical buttress releasably secured to a tissue contacting surface of the anvil assembly and/or the cartridge assembly, wherein the surgical buttress secured to the anvil assembly is secured by at least one anchor; and a drive assembly slidably translatable through the tool assembly between proximal and distal positions. The anvil assembly has pairs of side recesses, at least one of which is a keyhole-shaped, or has an enlarged head portion.