Adjunct material to promote tissue growth
AssigneeEthicon, Inc.
InventorsFrederick E. Shelton, IV, Chad E. Eckert, Michael J. Vendely, Jason L. Harris
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AssigneeEthicon, Inc.
InventorsFrederick E. Shelton, IV, Chad E. Eckert, Michael J. Vendely, Jason L. Harris
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Adjunct material to promote tissue growth is provided. In general, an implantable adjunct can be configured to be applied to tissue by a surgical stapler in conjunction with staples. The adjunct can have one or more medicants releasably retained therein that are effective to provide a desired effect on tissue in-growth in a predetermined manner. One or more characteristics associated with the adjunct can be altered between various implementations to promote organized tissue remodeling in a desired manner during wound healing, such as by encouraging tissue growth to be in a certain direction and/or by discouraging tissue growth in a certain area and/or on a certain structure.
A staple cartridge assembly for use with a surgical stapler, comprising:
An end effector for a surgical instrument, comprising:
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