Patent ID: 11890015
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B  D | IPC A  B  D

Claim 0:
1. A staple cartridge assembly for use with a surgical stapling instrument, wherein the staple cartridge assembly comprises:
a staple cartridge, comprising:
a plurality of staples; and
a cartridge deck; and

a compressible adjunct positionable against the cartridge deck, wherein the staples are deployable into tissue captured against the compressible adjunct, and wherein the compressible adjunct comprises:
a first biocompatible layer comprising a first portion;
a second biocompatible layer comprising a second portion, wherein the first biocompatible layer is spaced apart from the second biocompatible layer; and
a plurality of discrete crossed spacer fibers extending between the first portion and the second portion, wherein the plurality of discrete crossed spacer fibers comprises:
a first spacer fiber; and
a second spacer fiber crossing the first spacer fiber in a space defined and maintained outside the first biocompatible layer and the second biocompatible layer by the plurality of discrete crossed spacer fibers, and wherein each of the first and second spacer fibers comprise:
a first end portion directly attached to the first biocompatible layer; and
a second end portion directly attached to the second biocompatible layer.