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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2012
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventor:
Stanislaw Kostrzewski, Newtown, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0644 (2013.01); A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 17/07292 (2013.01); A61B 17/0686 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07264 (2013.01);
Abstract
An anvil assembly is provided and includes an anvil member having a plurality of staple bending pockets formed in a face of the anvil member and a length of reinforcing material suspended across the staple bending pockets. Longitudinal channels are provided in the face of the anvil member to releasably retain the reinforcing material. The longitudinal channels transect the staple bending pockets and support and suspend the reinforcing material over the staple bending pockets such that a leg of a surgical staple can be bent around the reinforcing material.