System for mounting bolster material on tissue staplers
OwnerDirk A. Frater, Robert W. M. Fraterinventors
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Abstract
A bolster assembly (1, 5; 110) for mounting upon a surgical stapler instrument (7, 120) to prevent displacement of activated staple from the stapled tissue (9, 129), includes a tissue reinforcing or bolster material (1, 112) secured to a carriage and support structure (5, 116) which facilitates the mounting of the bolster material (1, 112) on the stapler, in which the bolster material (1, 112) is removably fastened to the support structure (5, 116) by a single length (2, 122) of continuous filament, in order to facilitate removal of the filament and unfastening of the bolster material (1, 112) from the support structure (5, 116).
Claims10
An assembly (1,5;
- 110) for mounting upon a surgical stapler instrument (7,120) and preventing displacement of activated staples from stapled tissue (9,129) comprising:
- a carriage and support structure (5,116), a tissue reinforcing material (1,112) having a proximal end, a distal end and first and second side edges, said tissue reinforcing material being removably secured to said carriage and support structure (5,116) to facilitate mounting the reinforcing material (1,112) upon the surgical stapler instrument (7,120), and a single length (2,122) of continuous filament connected proximate to said first and second side edges and between said first and second side edges for removably fastening the reinforcing material (1,112) to the support structure (5,116) in order to facilitate removal of the filament and unfastening of the reinforcing material (1,112) from the support structure (5,116).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.