Annular adhesive structure

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10154840
APP PUB NO 20160100834A1
SERIAL NO

14972380

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An assembly for joining tissue portions is provided and includes an anvil assembly and a body portion juxtaposed with respect to one another along a shaft and arranged so as to be approximated with respect to one another; and an applicator disposed between the body portion and anvil assembly and configured for retaining a wound treatment material therein. The applicator has channels arranged for dispensing the wound treatment material therefrom onto an interface between the tissue portions. A method of joining the tissue portions is also provided and includes the steps of dispensing the wound treatment material from the applicator so as to distribute wound treatment material onto an interface between a first tissue portion and a second tissue portion; and approximating the anvil assembly and the body portion to one another so that the first and second tissue portions are in contact with one another.

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  • COVIDIEN LP

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
(Tarinelli), Racenet Danyel Killingworth, US 7 2703
Bettuchi, Michael J Madison, US 63 30450
Capella, Robert Redding, US 14 11143
Criscuolo, Christopher J Branford, US 51 16642
Fowler, David Cheshire, US 72 11302
Hadba, Ahmad Fort Worth, US 9 329
Sniffin, Kevin Roxbury, US 62 23989
Viola, Frank J Sandy Hook, US 306 248014

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