Patent ID: 11944308
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B  D | IPC A  B  D

Claim 0:
1. An adjunct, comprising:
a first layer to interface with a staple cartridge;
a second layer to interface with tissue, wherein the first layer and the second layer are configurable between:
an uncompressed state in which a first space is defined between the first layer and the second layer; and
a compressed state in which a second space less than the first space is defined between the first layer and the second layer; and

a support layer intermediate the first layer and the second layer, wherein the support layer comprises walls that define cavities within the support layer, and wherein the cavities are interconnected;
wherein the adjunct comprises a polymeric composition that comprises a pharmaceutical agent, wherein the pharmaceutical agent is to be released from the polymeric composition to effect tissue healing at a faster rate than without the pharmaceutical agent.