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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2011
Gerald N. Hodgkinson, Guilford, CT (US);
Richard Stevenson, Colchester, CT (US);
Jennifer Whiffen, Meriden, CT (US);
Gerald N. Hodgkinson, Guilford, CT (US);
Richard Stevenson, Colchester, CT (US);
Jennifer Whiffen, Meriden, CT (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical stapling instrument comprises a staple cartridge assembly having a plurality of rows of staple receiving slots, an anvil assembly having an anvil member defining a plurality of rows of staple forming recesses, the staple cartridge assembly, the anvil assembly, or both, having one or more attachment members; and a staple line reinforcement material attached to the attachment members by ultrasonic welding. The staple line reinforcement material can be attached to an anvil assembly utilizing a retainer.