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Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016

Filed:

Mar. 28, 2012
Applicants:

Venkataramanan Mandakolathur Vasudevan, Mumbai, IN;

Taylor W. Aronhalt, Loveland, OH (US);

Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Lebanon, OH (US);

Charles J. Scheib, Loveland, OH (US);

Chunlin Yang, Belle Mead, NJ (US);

Christopher J. Schall, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Chester O. Baxter, Iii, Loveland, OH (US);

Iksoo Chun, Princeton, NJ (US);

Rao S. Bezwada, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);

Sean P. Conlon, Loveland, OH (US);

Michael S. Cropper, Edgewood, KY (US);

Joshua R. Uth, Mason, OH (US);

Richard L. Leimbach, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Donna L. Korvick, Maineville, OH (US);

Inventors:

Venkataramanan Mandakolathur Vasudevan, Mumbai, IN;

Taylor W. Aronhalt, Loveland, OH (US);

Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Lebanon, OH (US);

Charles J. Scheib, Loveland, OH (US);

Chunlin Yang, Belle Mead, NJ (US);

Christopher J. Schall, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Chester O. Baxter, III, Loveland, OH (US);

Iksoo Chun, Princeton, NJ (US);

Rao S. Bezwada, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);

Sean P. Conlon, Loveland, OH (US);

Michael S. Cropper, Edgewood, KY (US);

Joshua R. Uth, Mason, OH (US);

Richard L. Leimbach, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Donna L. Korvick, Maineville, OH (US);

Assignee:

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/115 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0643 (2013.01); A61B 17/00491 (2013.01); A61B 17/0684 (2013.01); A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 17/07292 (2013.01); A61B 17/1155 (2013.01); A61B 17/0644 (2013.01); A61B 17/072 (2013.01); A61B 17/2909 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0053 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00314 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00327 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00818 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07228 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07235 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07242 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07264 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07278 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2908 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2919 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2923 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2927 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2933 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2936 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320052 (2013.01);
Abstract

A tissue thickness compensator can comprise a plurality of layers. Various embodiments are disclosed herein for manufacturing a tissue thickness compensator. In certain embodiments, a tissue thickness compensator can comprise at least one medicament tube, capsule, and/or packet contained therein.


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