Surgical buttress assemblies
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsJustin Williams, Russell Pribanic, Stanislaw Marczyk
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A surgical buttress assembly for a surgical stapling apparatus includes a buttress and a release strap. The buttress includes a buttress body portion supporting a toe strap that extends distally from the buttress body portion. The release strap is releasably coupled to the toe strap of the buttress. The release strap is movable relative to the buttress to separate the release strap from the buttress.
Claims14
An end effector having a proximal end for selective connection to a distal end of an elongated body portion of a surgical stapling apparatus, the end effector comprising:
- a cartridge assembly;
- and
- an anvil assembly movably coupled to the cartridge assembly and supporting a surgical buttress assembly, the surgical buttress assembly including:
- a buttress;
- a folded portion coupled to the buttress;
- and
- a release strap that is releasably coupled to the buttress and extending proximally from the proximal end of the end effector, the release strap integrally formed with the folded portion and being of sufficient length to be disposed outside of a patient's body when the end effector is fully inserted within the patient's body.
A surgical stapling apparatus, comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- an elongated tubular body portion extending from the housing and supporting an end effector, the end effector including:
- a cartridge assembly supporting fasteners;
- and
- an anvil configured to form the fasteners of the cartridge assembly and supporting a surgical buttress assembly, the surgical buttress assembly including:
- a buttress;
- a folded portion coupled to the buttress;
- and
- a release strap that is releasably coupled to the buttress and integrally formed with the folded portion, the release strap extending proximally from the end effector and along the elongated tubular body portion for accessibility of a proximal end portion of the release strap outside a patient's body when the end effector is inserted in the patient's body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.