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

Claim 10:
11. An adjunct for use with a surgical staple cartridge, wherein the adjunct comprises:
a first biocompatible layer;
a second biocompatible layer spaced apart from the first biocompatible layer; and
a plurality of discrete supporting pillars extending between the first biocompatible layer and the second biocompatible layer, wherein the plurality of discrete supporting pillars comprises:
a first supporting pillar; and
a second supporting pillar crossing the first supporting pillar in a space defined between the first biocompatible layer and the second biocompatible layer, wherein the first supporting pillar is discrete from the second supporting pillar, and wherein each of the first and second supporting pillars comprises:
a first end directly coupled to the first biocompatible layer; and
a second end directly coupled to the second biocompatible layer.