Composite adjunct materials for delivering medicants
US10279086B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 31, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2430/34
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Various exemplary composite adjunct materials for delivering medicants are provided. In general, the adjunct material can be configured to be delivered to tissue by deployment of staples from a cartridge body of a surgical stapler. The adjunct material includes a conformable region and a distinct reinforcing region that form the composite structure. An effective amount of at least one medicant can be disposed within and releasable from at least one of the conformable region and the reinforcing region and can provide a desired effect on tissue in-growth in a predetermined manner.
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