Tissue thickness compensator comprising a plurality of capsules

US9301752B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Venkataramanan Mandakolathur Vasudevan · Cincinnati, US
• Taylor W. Aronhalt · Loveland, US
• Jeffrey L. Aldridge · Lebanon, US
• Charles J. Scheib · Loveland, US
• Chunlin Yang · Montgomery, US
• Christopher J. Schall · Cincinnati, US
• Chester O. Baxter, III · Loveland, US
• Iksoo Chun · Flemington, US
• Rao S. Bezwada · Fryeburg, US
• Sean P. Conlon · Loveland, US
• Michael S. Cropper · Edgewood, US
• Joshua R. Uth · Mason, US
• Richard L. Leimbach · Cincinnati, US
• Donna L. Korvick · Maineville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 28, 2012
• Grant date: Apr 5, 2016
• Expiry date: Jul 18, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2090/0811
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A tissue thickness compensator can comprise a plurality of layers. Various embodiments are disclosed herein for manufacturing a tissue thickness compensator. In certain embodiments, a tissue thickness compensator can comprise at least one medicament tube, capsule, and/or packet contained therein.