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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2012
Frederick E. Shelton, Iv, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Jeffrey S. Swayze, Hamilton, OH (US);
Chunlin Yang, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Cortney E. Henderson, Loveland, OH (US);
Taylor W. Aronhalt, Loveland, OH (US);
Charles J. Scheib, Loveland, OH (US);
Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Lebanon, OH (US);
Katherine J. Schmid, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Jeffrey S. Swayze, Hamilton, OH (US);
Chunlin Yang, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Cortney E. Henderson, Loveland, OH (US);
Taylor W. Aronhalt, Loveland, OH (US);
Charles J. Scheib, Loveland, OH (US);
Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Lebanon, OH (US);
Katherine J. Schmid, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
A tissue thickness compensator can comprise a plurality of fibers. Such fibers can include a plurality of first fibers comprised of a first material and a plurality of second fibers comprised of a second material. A tissue thickness compensator can comprise a plurality of layers wherein each layer can be comprised of one or more medicaments. Certain embodiments are disclosed herein for manufacturing a tissue thickness compensator comprising fibers, for example.