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US 12,376,854 · App. 18/076,630 · Granted Aug 5, 2025

Anvil buttress loading for a surgical stapling apparatus

Inventor: Justin Williams (Southbury, CT)
Assignee: Covidien LP
A61B17/07207A61B2017/00004A61B2017/00473A61B2017/07257A61B2017/07271A61B34/35
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Patent No.
US 12,376,854
App. No.
18/076,630
Granted
Aug 5, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A buttress attachment assembly includes a buttress and a buttress loader. The buttress includes a buttress body and buttress wings secured to the buttress body. The buttress body defines first openings. The buttress wings define second openings. The buttress loader includes first tabs that are receivable through the first openings of the buttress body and second tabs that are receivable through the second openings defined in the buttress wings. The first and second tabs support the buttress on the buttress loader.

Claims (25)

1. An anvil buttress attachment assembly of a surgical stapling system, the anvil buttress attachment assembly comprising:

an anvil buttress including a buttress body that extends between a proximal end portion and a distal end portion of the anvil buttress, the proximal end portion of the buttress body including buttress wings disposed on opposite sides of the buttress body, the buttress wings configured to fold relative to one another and relative to the buttress body, the buttress wings defining proximal openings, the distal end portion of the buttress body defining distal openings, and wherein tab openings extend between outer side surfaces of the buttress body and inner side surfaces of the buttress wings;

a strap that extends between and connects the buttress wings together at a location proximal to the buttress body; and

an anvil buttress loader separate from a cartridge and an anvil of a surgical stapling apparatus of the surgical stapling system, removably slidable onto the anvil, configured to load the anvil buttress onto the surgical stapling apparatus of the surgical stapling system, and configured to be removed from the anvil after loading the anvil buttress onto the surgical stapling apparatus, the anvil buttress loader including distal tabs that are receivable through the distal openings of the anvil buttress and proximal tabs that are receivable through the proximal openings defined in the buttress wings, the distal and proximal tabs supporting the anvil buttress on the anvil buttress loader when the anvil buttress is received within the anvil buttress loader.

2. The anvil buttress attachment assembly of claim 1 , wherein the strap is separated from a proximal end of the buttress body.

3. The anvil buttress attachment assembly of claim 1 , wherein the proximal tabs of the anvil buttress loader include upper proximal tabs and lower proximal tabs that are offset from the upper proximal tabs, the upper proximal tabs configured to be received within the proximal openings of the wings, the lower proximal tabs configured to be received within the tab openings between the outer side surfaces of the buttress body and the inner side surfaces of the wings.

4. The anvil buttress attachment assembly of claim 3 , wherein the anvil buttress loader includes a loader body that defines a distal buttress opening, the distal tabs extending proximally into the distal buttress opening.

5. The anvil buttress attachment assembly of claim 4 , wherein the loader body has a tubular configuration that defines a receiving pocket for supporting the anvil buttress within the loader body.

6. The anvil buttress attachment assembly of claim 1 , wherein the distal end portion of the anvil buttress further defines an aperture that is configured to secure to the surgical stapling apparatus.

7. The anvil buttress attachment assembly of claim 6 , wherein the distal end portion of the anvil buttress includes a distal flap, the distal openings defined through the distal flap at a location distal to the aperture.

8. The anvil buttress attachment assembly of claim 7 , wherein the distal flap is secured to the distal end portion of the buttress body by a transverse fold segment extending along opposite sides of the aperture to enable the distal flap to fold relative to the buttress body for securing the distal tabs of the anvil buttress loader to the distal openings defined in the distal flap of the anvil buttress.

9. A buttress attachment assembly for a surgical system, the buttress attachment assembly comprising:

a buttress configured to attach to a surgical stapler and including a buttress body that extends between a proximal end portion and a distal end portion of the buttress, the proximal end portion of the buttress including buttress wings defining proximal openings, the buttress wings extending from the buttress body, the distal end portion of the buttress defining distal openings, wherein the distal end portion of the buttress further defines an aperture;

a strap that extends between and connects the buttress wings together at a location proximal to the buttress body; and

a buttress loader separate from a cartridge and an anvil of a surgical stapling apparatus of the surgical stapling system, removably slidable onto the anvil, and configured to be removed from the anvil after loading the anvil buttress onto the surgical stapling apparatus, the buttress loader including distal tabs that are receivable through the distal openings of the buttress and proximal tabs that are receivable through the proximal openings defined in the buttress wings, the distal and proximal tabs supporting the buttress on the buttress loader when the buttress is received within the buttress loader.

10. The buttress attachment assembly of claim 9 , wherein the strap is separated from a proximal end of the buttress body.

11. The buttress attachment assembly of claim 10 , further comprising tab openings that extend between outer side surfaces of the buttress body and inner side surfaces of the buttress wings.

12. The buttress attachment assembly of claim 11 , wherein the proximal tabs of the buttress loader include upper proximal tabs and lower proximal tabs that are offset from the upper proximal tabs, the upper proximal tabs configured to be received within the proximal openings of the wings, the lower proximal tabs configured to be received within the tab openings between the outer side surfaces of the buttress body and the inner side surfaces of the wings.

13. The buttress attachment assembly of claim 12 , wherein the buttress loader includes a loader body that defines a distal buttress opening, the distal tabs extending proximally into the distal buttress opening.

14. The buttress attachment assembly of claim 13 , wherein the loader body has a tubular configuration that defines a receiving pocket for supporting the buttress within the loader body.

15. The buttress attachment assembly of claim 9 , wherein the distal end portion of the buttress includes a distal flap, the distal openings defined through the distal flap at a location distal to the aperture.

16. A buttress attachment assembly, comprising:

a buttress configured to attach to a surgical stapler and including a buttress body and buttress wings secured to the buttress body, the buttress wings extending from the buttress body, the buttress body defining first openings, the buttress wings defining second openings wherein the buttress further comprises tab openings that extend between outer side surfaces of the buttress body and inner side surfaces of the buttress wings;

a strap that extends between and connects the buttress wings together at a location proximal to the buttress body; and

a buttress loader separate from a cartridge and an anvil of a surgical stapling apparatus of the surgical stapling system, removably slidable onto the anvil, and configured to be removed from the anvil after loading the anvil buttress onto the surgical stapling apparatus, the buttress loader including first tabs that are receivable through the first openings of the buttress body and second tabs that are receivable through the second openings defined in the buttress wings, the first and second tabs supporting the buttress on the buttress loader.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2022
From: WILLIAMS, JUSTIN
To: COVIDIEN LP
Reel/Frame 062010/0367 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16712460 · Dec 12, 2019
Related Publication 20230101207A1 · Mar 30, 2023
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