BUTTRESS BRACHYTHERAPY AND INTEGRATED STAPLE LINE MARKERS FOR MARGIN IDENTIFICATION

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20180229054A1
SERIAL NO

15951448

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A surgical buttress for use in a surgical stapling apparatus is provided. The surgical buttress includes an elongate rectangular body portion defining a width; a nose portion integrally formed with and extending from a distal end of the body portion, the nose portion defining a width that is less than the width of the body portion; a neck portion integrally formed with and extending from a distal end of the nose portion, the neck portion defining a width; a head portion integrally formed with and connected to a distal end of the neck portion, the head portion defining a width; and a tail portion integrally formed with and extending from a proximal end of the body portion, the tail portion defining a width that is less than the width of the body portion. The surgical buttress is formed from a material having filaments. The surgical buttress include radioactive material.

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COVIDIEN LP15 HAMPSHIRE STREET MANSFIELD MA 02048

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gleiman, Seth Guilford, US 16 1734
Hodgkinson, Gerald Guilford, US 65 17728
Racenet, David Killingworth, US 58 14739

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