Patent ID: 11957348
Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. An anvil buttress loading assembly comprising:
an anvil buttress loading tool including a carrier defining a cavity therein, the carrier including a support base having a support surface, a proximal end portion including a pair of proximally extending proximal protrusions, and a distal end portion including a proximally extending distal protrusion; and
an anvil buttress including a body, a pair of proximal tabs extending proximally from the body, and a distal tab extending distally from the body,
wherein the body of the anvil buttress is positioned on the support surface of the anvil buttress loading tool, the pair of proximal tabs are wrapped around and engaged with the pair of proximally extending proximal protrusions, and the distal tab is engaged with the proximally distal protrusion.