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AssigneeEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
InventorsMark D. Timmer, Joseph H. Contiliano, Taylor W. Aronhalt, Chunlin Yang, Charles J. Scheib, Katherine J. Schmid, Frederick E. Shelton, IV
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A nonwoven compensator for an end effector of a surgical instrument can comprise a plurality of spring fibers dispersed throughout the nonwoven compensator. The nonwoven compensator can be positioned in the end effector such as adjacent to a deck surface of a fastener cartridge that is positioned in the end effector. When a fastener from the fastener cartridge is moved from an initial position to a fired position, the fastener can be configured to engage the nonwoven compensator. The fastener can compress a portion of the nonwoven compensator in a staple entrapment area defined by the fired staple. The spring fibers in the nonwoven compensator can comprise a resilient material and can be deformed when the fastener compresses a portion of the nonwoven compensator. Further, the nonwoven compensator can comprise non-spring fibers, a haemostatic material, and/or a homogenous absorbable polymer matrix.
A fastener cartridge assembly for a surgical instrument, the fastener cartridge assembly comprising:
A fastener cartridge for a surgical instrument, the fastener cartridge comprising:
An end effector assembly for a surgical instrument, the end effector assembly comprising:
An end effector assembly for a surgical instrument, the end effector assembly comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.