Patent ID: 11918218
Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 6:
7. An end effector for use with a surgical stapler comprising:
an anvil assembly;
a staple cartridge assembly movable relative to the anvil assembly between an approximated position and a spaced apart position, the staple cartridge assembly defining a plurality of retention slots and a lateral slot, wherein the staple cartridge assembly defines a tissue facing surface and includes a hook member extending from the tissue facing surface, the staple cartridge assembly including:
a plurality of staples disposed in the respective plurality of retention slots;
a plurality of pushers configured to eject the plurality of staples through the respective plurality of retention slots; and
an actuation sled movable along a length of the staple cartridge assembly to engage the plurality of pushers to eject the plurality of staples through the respective plurality of retention slots;

a suture including opposing ends releasably secured to respective lateral sides of the staple cartridge assembly; and
a buttress assembly including:
a surgical buttress material configured to be supported on the tissue facing surface of the staple cartridge assembly; and
a slider cam slidably received in the lateral slot, the slider cam configured to engage the actuation sled such that as the actuation sled is advanced, the actuation sled displaces the slider cam laterally outwards, which, in turn, pushes one end of the opposing ends of the suture from the corresponding lateral side of the staple cartridge assembly.