STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT FOR ANVIL AND CARTRIDGE

A surgical buttress for use in a surgical stapling apparatus is provided and includes an elongate rectangular body portion defining a width; a neck portion integrally formed with and extending from a distal end of the body portion, the neck portion defining a width; a head portion integrally formed...

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Hauptverfasser: Ingmanson Michael D, Shah Sachin, Casasanta, JR. Thomas, McNellis Joseph, Golebieski Kevin
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A surgical buttress for use in a surgical stapling apparatus is provided and includes an elongate rectangular body portion defining a width; a neck portion integrally formed with and extending from a distal end of the body portion, the neck portion defining a width; a head portion integrally formed with and connected to a distal end of the neck portion, the head portion defining a width; and a tail portion integrally formed with and extending from a proximal end of the body portion, the tail portion defining a width. The width of the tail portion is less than the width of the body portion.