Buttress and surgical stapling apparatus
US8062330B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 27, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29L2031/7546
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Multilayer structures including a porous layer and a non-porous layer are useful as buttresses when associated with a surgical stapling apparatus.
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