Patent ID: 11877746
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A buttress assembly comprising:
(a) a compressible buttress body comprising a plurality of open cells defining a lattice;
(b) a pressure sensitive adhesive material disposed over and coupled with the compressible buttress body, wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive material comprises polymers selected from at least one of: a bioabsorbable polymer, a non-bioabsorbable polymer that is configured to be cleared from a patient's body and combinations thereof; and
(c) an intermediate layer interposed between the compressible buttress body and the pressure sensitive adhesive material, wherein the intermediate layer is configured to at least partially inhibit permeation of the pressure sensitive adhesive material into the plurality of open cells of the compressible buttress body.