Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Surgical stapler buttress assembly with gel adhesive retainer
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Application No.: US14926027Application Date: 2015-10-29
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Publication No.: US10433839B2Publication Date: 2019-10-08
- Inventor: Charles J. Scheib , Trevor J. Barton , Michael J. Vendely , Jason L. Harris , Prudence A. Turner , Mark S. Zeiner , Emily A. Schellin
- Applicant: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC
- Applicant Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Assignee: Ethicon LLC
- Current Assignee: Ethicon LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Agency: Frost Brown Todd LLC
- Main IPC: A61B17/072
- IPC: A61B17/072 ; A61B50/30 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/068 ; A61B50/00

Abstract:
An apparatus includes a buttress body, an adhesive material, and a containment sheet. The buttress body is sized to fit on an anvil or a staple cartridge deck of a surgical stapler. The adhesive material is disposed on the buttress body. The adhesive material is configured to flow across the buttress body in response to a temperature exceeding a melting temperature. The containment sheet is disposed on the adhesive material. The containment sheet is secured relative to the buttress body such that the containment sheet is configured to contain the adhesive material on the buttress body.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170119386A1 SURGICAL STAPLER BUTTRESS ASSEMBLY WITH GEL ADHESIVE RETAINER Public/Granted day:2017-05-04
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