Patent ID: 11931039
Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. A surgical stapling system comprising:
a surgical stapling apparatus including:
a handle assembly;
an elongate tubular body portion extending distally from the handle assembly; and
an end effector extending distally from the elongate tubular body portion, the end effector including an anvil assembly and a staple cartridge assembly; and

a surgical buttress loading assembly including:
a surgical buttress including a tubular body and an elongate member extending from the tubular body; and
a surgical buttress applicator including a base and a handle releasably engaged with the base, the handle configured to releasably engage the elongate tubular body portion of the surgical stapling apparatus, the elongate member of the surgical buttress disposed within and extending through the handle, and the tubular body of the surgical buttress positioned within a cavity of the base, the cavity of the base sized and shaped to slidably receive at least one of the anvil assembly or the staple cartridge assembly of the surgical stapling apparatus therein.