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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2013
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Stanislaw Marczyk, Stratford, CT (US);
Megan Prommersberger Stopek, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Brian Nentwick, Greenfield Center, NY (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
Systems of releasably connecting staple line buttress material to the jaws of a surgical stapling instrument are provided. The systems include retainers configured to engage the buttress material and releasably retain the buttress material on the jaws of the surgical stapling instrument prior to stapling tissue. In certain embodiments, the retainers remain with the jaws of the instrument after stapling of tissue. In alternative embodiments, the retainers remain with the buttress material after being stapled to tissue.
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