Patent ID: 11903586
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B  D | IPC A  B  D

Claim 0:
1. 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 collapsible absorbable lattice positionable against the cartridge deck, wherein the staples are deployable into tissue captured against the collapsible absorbable lattice, and wherein the collapsible absorbable lattice comprises:
a first biocompatible layer;
a second biocompatible layer; and
standing fibers interconnecting the first biocompatible layer and the second biocompatible layer, wherein the standing fibers cooperatively maintain the first biocompatible layer away from the second biocompatible layer, and wherein the standing fibers comprise end portions embedded into the second biocompatible layer.