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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2011
Chad P. Boudreaux, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Stephen J. Balek, Springboro, OH (US);
Matthew D. Holcomb, Lebanon, OH (US);
Edward A. Rhad, Fairfield, OH (US);
Donald F. Wilson, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Chad P. Boudreaux, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Stephen J. Balek, Springboro, OH (US);
Matthew D. Holcomb, Lebanon, OH (US);
Edward A. Rhad, Fairfield, OH (US);
Donald F. Wilson, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
An apparatus comprises a surgical instrument and a buttress configured to hold a fluid adhesive. In some versions, the buttress contains a two-part fluid adhesive where two fluid materials form a fluid adhesive when combined. In some versions, the buttress is configured to be compressed by the surgical instrument thereby pressurizing a portion of the buttress. Thereafter, the buttress may be severed and the pressurized region may be operable to urge the fluid adhesive to a tissue site.