Surgical stapler buttress assembly with adhesion to wet end effector

A buttress assembly is configured to temporarily adhere to a wet surgical stapler end effector. The buttress assembly includes a buttress body and a humidity tolerant adhesive material. The humidity tolerant adhesive material is applied to at least one side of the buttress body. The humidity toleran...

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Main Authors Timmer, Mark D, Craigwood, Aidan, Holtzmann, Kathrin, Hagerman, Caroline, Vendely, Michael J, Shelton, IV, Frederick E, Turner, Prudence A, Bezwada, Rao S, Donners, Jackie J, Easter, Ashley
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LanguageEnglish
Published 23.01.2024
Subjects
AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULARARTICLES
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR
SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS
SURGERY
TRANSPORTING
WORKING OF PLASTICS
WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Summary:A buttress assembly is configured to temporarily adhere to a wet surgical stapler end effector. The buttress assembly includes a buttress body and a humidity tolerant adhesive material. The humidity tolerant adhesive material is applied to at least one side of the buttress body. The humidity tolerant adhesive material is configured to hold the buttress body to an underside of an anvil or a deck of a staple cartridge for at least five minutes in an environment of 100% relative humidity at approximately 37° C.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202117546296