Buttress fixation for a circular stapler

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9161753
APP PUB NO 20140097224A1
SERIAL NO

13648703

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A stapling apparatus has a buttress material removably attached to a staple cartridge of the stapling apparatus by at least one anchor releasable retained within a notch defined in the staple cartridge. The stapling apparatus has a staple pusher including a plurality of fingers for ejecting staples out of the staple cartridge, and at least one of the fingers includes a protrusion for pushing the at least one anchor out from the notch and releasing the buttress material.

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Prior, Scott J Shelton, US 95 3252

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