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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:
Jun. 04, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2008
Applicants:
Sherif Eskaros, Elkton, MD (US);
Joseph J. Dipietro, Jr., Newark, DE (US);
Mary JO Russell, Wilmington, DE (US);
Michael Winterling, Landenberg, PA (US);
Inventors:
Sherif Eskaros, Elkton, MD (US);
Joseph J. DiPietro, Jr., Newark, DE (US);
Mary Jo Russell, Wilmington, DE (US);
Michael Winterling, Landenberg, PA (US);
Assignee:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for supplying surgical buttress material to a surgical stapler is provided. The apparatus has a pivotable area for attaching surgical buttress material. The apparatus may also have an adhesive and a release liner disposed over the buttress material.
Published as:
US2009095791A1; AU2008311321A1; CA2702033A1; WO2009048589A1; EP2205164A1; JP2010540203A; HK1144767A1; AU2008311321B2; US8453904B2; EP2205164B1; ES2426767T3; CA2702033C; JP5426558B2;