Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Layer of material for a surgical end effector
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Application No.: US16900287Application Date: 2020-06-12
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Publication No.: US11672536B2Publication Date: 2023-06-13
- Inventor: Frederick E. Shelton, IV , Charles J. Scheib , Michael S. Cropper , Jeffrey S. Swayze , Hamilton E. Gonzalez , Gregory W. Johnson
- Applicant: Cilag GmbH International
- Applicant Address: CH Zug
- Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
- Current Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
- Current Assignee Address: CH Zug
- Main IPC: A61B17/072
- IPC: A61B17/072 ; A61B17/068 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/115 ; A61L17/00 ; A61B17/29 ; A61B17/064 ; A61B90/00 ; A61B17/32
Abstract:
A staple cartridge comprising a tissue thickness compensator is disclosed. The tissue thickness compensator comprises an uncompressed height, a compressed height, an outer encasement, and tubular structures aligned along the longitudinal axis. The tubular structures are configured to collapse when pressure is applied to the tissue thickness compensator by tissue during the firing motion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200330092A1 LAYER OF MATERIAL FOR A SURGICAL END EFFECTOR Public/Granted day:2020-10-22
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