Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Buttress support design for EEA anvil
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Application No.: US13358544Application Date: 2012-01-26
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Publication No.: US09010612B2Publication Date: 2015-04-21
- Inventor: Richard P. Stevenson , Thomas Casasanta, Jr. , Sally Carter
- Applicant: Richard P. Stevenson , Thomas Casasanta, Jr. , Sally Carter
- Applicant Address: US MA Mansfield
- Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Mansfield
- Main IPC: A61B17/068
- IPC: A61B17/068 ; A61B17/072 ; A61B17/115

Abstract:
An apparatus for joining two hollow organ sections with an annular array of surgical staples includes a staple cartridge, an anvil, a buttress member, and a buttress mount. In particular, the staple cartridge includes a plurality of surgical staples in an annular array. The anvil includes an anvil member and a shaft extending therefrom. The anvil member defines a plurality of staple pockets for deforming the surgical staples. The anvil is movable relative to the staple cartridge component between spaced apart and approximated positions to adjustably clamp tissue between the staple cartridge and the anvil. The buttress member is concentrically aligned with the plurality of staple pockets defined in the anvil member. The buttress mount is detachably secured with the shaft of the anvil. The buttress mount includes at least one support member radially extending outward to secure the buttress member to the anvil member.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130193191A1 Buttress Support Design For EEA Anvil Public/Granted day:2013-08-01
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