FASTENER SYSTEM COMPRISING A RETENTION MATRIX

A fastener cartridge can comprise a compressible, collapsible, and/or crushable cartridge body and fasteners embedded within the cartridge body which can be utilized to fasten tissue. In use, the fastener cartridge can be positioned in a first jaw of a surgical fastening device, wherein the first ja...

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Main Authors WOODARD, JAMES, A., JR, SCHALL, CHRISTOPHER, J, SIMMS, ROBERT, J, MORGAN, JEROME R, SWAYZE, JEFFREY, S, SIEBENALER, DOUGLAS, J, SCHWEMBERGER, RICHARD, F, BOUDREAUX, CHAD P, BRUEWER, DEAN B, OUWERKERK, JOHN N, SCHEIB, CHARLES, J
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 07.08.2013
Subjects
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Summary:A fastener cartridge can comprise a compressible, collapsible, and/or crushable cartridge body and fasteners embedded within the cartridge body which can be utilized to fasten tissue. In use, the fastener cartridge can be positioned in a first jaw of a surgical fastening device, wherein the first jaw can be positioned opposite a second jaw, or anvil. The anvil can be engaged with the fastener cartridge to compress, collapse, and/or crush the cartridge body and deform, or otherwise deploy, the fasteners contained therein. As the fasteners are deformed or deployed, the fasteners can capture at least a portion of the cartridge body therein along with at least a portion of the tissue being fastened. In various embodiments, the cartridge body can comprise a plurality of layers wherein at least one of the layers can be detached from the other layers and removed from the surgical site.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20110767879