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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2011
Gerald Hodgkinson, Guilford, CT (US);
Paul A. Scirica, Huntington, CT (US);
Sally Carter, Wallingford, CT (US);
Richard P. Stevenson, Colchester, CT (US);
Arthur Hislop, Plantsville, CT (US);
Thomas Casasanta, Jr., Kensington, CT (US);
Gerald Hodgkinson, Guilford, CT (US);
Paul A. Scirica, Huntington, CT (US);
Sally Carter, Wallingford, CT (US);
Richard P. Stevenson, Colchester, CT (US);
Arthur Hislop, Plantsville, CT (US);
Thomas Casasanta, Jr., Kensington, CT (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for joining two hollow organ sections includes a staple cartridge component, an anvil component, a knife member, a buttress mount and a buttress member. The staple cartridge component includes a plurality of surgical staples in an annular array. The anvil component is movable relative to the staple cartridge component between spaced apart and approximated positions to adjustably clamp tissue. The knife member is movable relative to the staple cartridge component. The buttress mount is concentrically disposed at least partially within the lumen of the knife member. The buttress mount includes a plurality of spokes radially extending outward and a plurality of legs detachably secured with an inner wall of the knife member. The buttress member is secured with the plurality of spokes of the buttress mount. The buttress member is concentrically aligned with the plurality of surgical staples.