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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2012
Johnny H. Alexander, Iii, West Chester, OH (US);
Cortney E. Henderson, Loveland, OH (US);
Christopher C. Miller, Loveland, OH (US);
John P. Measamer, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Katherine J. Schmid, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, Iv, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Stephanie A. Mutchler, Loveland, OH (US);
Bret W. Smith, Kings Mills, OH (US);
Michael S. Cropper, Edgewood, KY (US);
Johnny H. Alexander, III, West Chester, OH (US);
Cortney E. Henderson, Loveland, OH (US);
Christopher C. Miller, Loveland, OH (US);
John P. Measamer, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Katherine J. Schmid, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Stephanie A. Mutchler, Loveland, OH (US);
Bret W. Smith, Kings Mills, OH (US);
Michael S. Cropper, Edgewood, KY (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC, C Los Frailes Industrial Park Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
Tissue thickness compensators for use with circular surgical staplers. Various tissue thickness compensators are disclosed for deployment between a stapler head of a surgical circular stapler and an anvil attached thereto to accommodate variances in tissue thickness during stapling. Some tissue thickness compensator arrangements include means and configurations for deploying healing agents for enhancing the healing process.