Surgical stapler buttress assembly with adhesion to wet end effector

• 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
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• 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

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.