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Layer of material for a surgical end effector

US11504116B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Cilag GmbH International · CH

Inventors

Katherine J. Schmid · Loveland, US
Jeffrey S. Swayze · Hamilton, US
Cortney E. Henderson · Loveland, US
Frederick E. Shelton, IV · Hillsboro, US
Charles J. Scheib · Loveland, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 1, 2017
Grant date	Nov 22, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 18, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49826
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In various embodiments, a layer of material can comprise a body, a proximal end portion, and a distal end portion. The proximal end portion can be releasably secured to a staple cartridge of a surgical end effector, and the distal end portion can be releasably secured to an anvil of the surgical end effector. The layer of material can comprise a tissue thickness compensator.

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