Patent ID: 11911034
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A staple cartridge for use with a surgical stapler, comprising:
a cartridge body having a plurality of staples disposed therein, the plurality of staples being configured to be deployed into tissue; and
an adjunct configured to be releasably retained on the cartridge body, the adjunct having an inner layer and an outer layer that envelops the inner layer, wherein the inner layer comprises a first material having a first hydrophilicity and the outer layer comprises a second material having a second hydrophilicity that is different than the first hydrophilicity; wherein the outer layer includes first portions and second portions, and wherein the first portions are configured to dissolve at a faster rate than the second portions.