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

Claim 1:
2. 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 tissue-facing layer, comprising:
a first bonding node; and
a second bonding node arranged in a first row with the first bonding node;

a deck-facing layer, wherein the tissue-facing layer is spaced apart from the deck-facing layer, and wherein the deck-facing layer comprises:
a third bonding node vertically aligned with the first bonding node; and
a fourth bonding node vertically aligned with the second bonding node, wherein the fourth bonding node is arranged in a second row with the third bonding node;

a first spacer fiber extending between the first bonding node and the fourth bonding node, wherein the first spacer fiber comprises:
a first end directly attached to the tissue-facing layer; and
a second end directly attached to the deck-facing layer; and

a second spacer fiber extending between the second bonding node and the third bonding node, wherein the second spacer fiber comprises:
a third end directly attached to the tissue-facing layer; and
a fourth end directly attached to the deck-facing layer, and wherein the first spacer fiber crosses the second spacer fiber.