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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2012
Applicants:
Frederick E. Shelton, Iv, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Murty Vyakarnam, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Murty Vyakarnam, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/115 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/105 (2013.01); A61B 17/00491 (2013.01); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 17/0643 (2013.01); A61B 17/0644 (2013.01); A61B 17/072 (2013.01); A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 17/07292 (2013.01); A61B 17/1155 (2013.01); A61B 17/2909 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0053 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00495 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00818 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00884 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00893 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0725 (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 2017/07285 (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); Y10T 428/24124 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24331 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24612 (2015.01);
Abstract
In various embodiments, a compensator can be attachable to an anvil of a fastening instrument. The compensator can comprise a support layer configured to be attached to the anvil and a scaffold attached to the support layer. In at least one embodiment, the scaffold can comprise a plurality of scaffold layers comprised of a biocompatible material and a plurality of cavities, wherein the layers and the cavities can define a matrix favorable to tissue and cellular ingrowth.