Adhesive for attaching buttress material to a surgical fastening device
May 7, 2021. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesSurgical articles of copolymers of glycolide and &3xb5;-caprolactone and methods of producing the same Surgical stapling instrument with jaw clamping mechanism Surgical stapler cartridge lockout device Segmented copolymers of &3xb5;-caprolactone and glycolide Surgical stapler and staple cartridge Surgical fastener applying apparatus with resilient film Elastomeric medical device Soft tissue stapling buttress Surgical stapler instrument Device and method for reinforcing surgical staples InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 850369 filed on 05/07/2001US Classes:606/151, Surgical mesh, connector, clip, clamp or band227/175.1, SURGICAL STAPLER606/195, Detachable from inflation means606/214, Chemical bonding material applied to wound edges623/1.42Drug deliveryExaminersPrimary: Huson, Gregory L.Assistant: Kokabi, Azy Foreign Patent References
International ClassA61B 017/08AbstractA surgical stapling instrument for clamping and stapling tissue. The instrument has a handle and first and a second opposed tissue clamping members connected to the handle. The members are movable between an open position for receiving tissue therebetween and a closed position for stapling tissue therebetween. At least one of the first and second clamping members houses a plurality of staples. The device also includes a strip of buttress material releasably attached to at least one of the first and second tissue clamping members by a hot melt adhesive. The buttress material disposed on the clamping member such that the staples can attach the buttress material to tissue between the clamping members. | |
