Implantable layers for a surgical instrument

US10835249B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ethicon, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Emily A. Schellin · Cincinnati, US
• Taylor W. Aronhalt · Loveland, US
• Trevor J. Barton · Cincinnati, US
• Michael J. Miller · New Lisbon, US
• Michael J. Vendely · Lebanon, US
• Lauren S. Weaner · Cincinnati, US
• Christopher W. Widenhouse · Clarksville, US
• Mark S. Zeiner · Milford, US
• Christian Thagaard Hansen · Flensburg, DE
• Frederick E. Shelton, IV · Hillsboro, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 17, 2015
• Grant date: Nov 17, 2020
• Expiry date: Aug 11, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B29L2031/7546
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A staple cartridge is disclosed. The staple cartridge can include a cartridge body, a plurality of staples, and an implantable layer. The implantable layer can include an inner portion, an outer portion positioned at least partially around the inner portion, and a plurality of passages formed through the outer portion toward the inner portion. The implantable layer can be porous. An implantable layer can include an outer portion including a plurality of fibers. A method of forming an implantable layer for use with a surgical stapler is also disclosed. The method can include forming at least one passage through an outer surface toward an inner portion of the implantable layer.