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US 2013/0240601 A1Published application
Staple buttress retention system
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsMichael J. Bettuchi, Brian Nentwick
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AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsMichael J. Bettuchi, Brian Nentwick
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A surgical stapling instrument is provided having systems for securing buttress material to the anvil and staple containing cartridge associated with the surgical instrument. The system includes a retainer configured to engage the anvil or the staple containing cartridge and capture the buttress material between the retainer and the anvil or staple containing cartridge. The disclose retainer engages the anvil or staple containing cartridge in snap fit or friction fit fashion. The buttress material includes a circumferential perforation line enabling the center of the buttress material to be stapled to tissue while the remainder of the buttress material remains with the anvil or staple containing cartridge.
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A surgical instrument having a system for retaining buttress material, the surgical instrument comprising:
In a jaw assembly for use in a surgical stapling instrument, wherein the jaw assembly includes a first jaw and a second jaw, at least one of the first jaw and the second jaw defining staple pockets for retaining staples, the improvement comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.