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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2015
Ethicon Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Katherine J. Schmid, Loveland, OH (US);
Charles J. Scheib, Loveland, OH (US);
Taylor W. Aronhalt, Loveland, OH (US);
Jeffrey S. Swayze, West Chester, OH (US);
Joseph H. Contiliano, Stewartsville, NJ (US);
Chunlin Yang, Dublin, CA (US);
Cortney E. Henderson, Wilmington, OH (US);
Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Lebanon, OH (US);
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
A fastening system for fastening tissue that comprises a cartridge and an implant is disclosed. The cartridge comprises a cartridge body comprising removable fasteners. The implant comprises a first portion comprising a first absorbable polymer comprising a first compactness of first fibers and a first medicament releasably stored in the first compactness of the first fibers of the first portion. The implant further comprises a second portion comprising a second absorbable polymer comprising a second compactness of second fibers, wherein the second compactness is different than the first compactness. The second absorbable polymer is different than the first absorbable polymer. The implant further comprises a second medicament releasably stored in the second compactness of the second fibers of the second portion. The second medicament is different than the first medicament. The release of the second medicament and the release of the first medicament co-operatively produce a healing result.