Patent ID: 11950781
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. An adjunct configured for use with an end effector of a surgical stapler, comprising:
(a) a lattice structure comprising a first material; and
(b) at least one latch coupled to the lattice structure and comprising a second material different from the first material, wherein the at least one latch is configured to releasably attach the lattice structure to a stapling surface of the end effector,
wherein the lattice structure is configured to contact tissue clamped by the end effector during closure thereof,
wherein the lattice structure is further configured to be pierced and captured by staples ejected from the end effector into the clamped tissue and thereby reinforce the engagement between the ejected staples and the clamped tissue,
wherein the at least one latch is configured to be selectively engaged by at least one staple driver of the end effector for transitioning the at least one latch from a first state in which the at least one latch attaches the lattice structure to the stapling surface, to a second state in which the at least one latch releases the lattice structure from the stapling surface.